Opinion
Motion No: M-5074
01-10-2017
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Mitchel Golden, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on June 16, 2016 (M-2522) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about January 25, 2016, And, assigned counsel, Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., having moved for an order to be relieved as counsel for defendant and to substitute other counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, 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 assigned counsel Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center For Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10005, Telephone No. (212)577-2523, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 120 days from the date of this order or the filing of the record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: January 10, 2017.
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. Peter Tom, Justice Presiding, John W. Sweeny, Jr. Rosalyn H. Richter Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Troy K. Webber, Justices
M-5074
Ind. No. 4261/15