Opinion
Motion No: M-911
05-07-2020
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Simone Gardner, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on December 26, 2019 (M-8344) granting defendant poor person relief and assigning Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel for defendant to prosecute the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about September 25, 2019, under Ind. No. 2128/18, And an order of this Court having been entered and October 31, 2019 (M-7439) granting defendant poor person relief and assigning Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as counsel for defendant to prosecute the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about May 20, 2019, under Ind. No. 133/18, And assigned counsel for defendant, Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, under New York Co. Ind. No. 133/18, having moved for an order relieving Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as assigned counsel under Bronx Co. Ind. No. 2128/18, and substituting the Office of the Appellate Defender, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of striking the designation of Janet E. Sabel, Esq., as assigned counsel for defendant, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 11 Park Place, Suite 1601, New York, New York 10007, Telephone No. 212-402-4100, as such counsel, to prosecute
the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about September 25, 2019, under Ind. No. 2128/18. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 120 days from the date of this order or the receipt of the complete record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: May 7, 2020
__________ CLERK
Present - Hon. Dianne T. Renwick, Justice Presiding, Rosalyn H. Richter Angela M. Mazzarelli Anil C. Singh, Justices
M-911
Ind. No. 2128/18