Opinion
Ind. No. 3429/18 Case No. 2019-04655 Motion 2022-01264
05-17-2022
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Bernard Jeffries, Defendant-Appellant. Ind. No. 3429/18 Case No. 2019-04655
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
Present - Hon. Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Justice Presiding, Troy K. Webber Angela M. Mazzarelli Anil C. Singh Manuel J. Mendez, Justices.
An order of this Court having been entered on December 12, 2019 (M-8179), inter alia, assigning Janet E. Sabel, Esq., predecessor to Justine M. Luongo, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal taken to this Court from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on June 10, 2019,
And assigned counsel having moved for an order abating the appeal by reason of appellant's death and remanding the matter to the trial court to vacate the judgment of conviction and dismiss the indictment, 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 dismissing the appeal due to appellant's death on November 30, 2019, and remanding the matter to the Supreme Court, New York County, for further proceedings consistent with People v Mintz (20 N.Y.2d 770).