Opinion
Motion No. 2023-00984 Ind. No. 1577/14Case No. 2018-1934
04-06-2023
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Cody Joseph, Defendant-Appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
PRESENT: Hon. Jeffrey K. Oing, Tanya R. Kennedy Martin Shulman Bahaati E. Pitt-Burke, Justice Presiding, Justices.
An order of this Court having been entered on March 15, 2018 (M-302) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about July 13, 2017, and assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., predecessor to Twyla Carter, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and assigned counsel having moved to be relieved as such counsel and to substitute new counsel, 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 Twyla Carter, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Caprice R. Jenerson, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 11 Park Place, Suite 1601, New York, N.Y., 10007, Tel. No. 212-402-4100 as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is extended until 120 days from the date of this order or the receipt of the complete record, whichever is later.