Opinion
Motion No. 2023-01438 Index No. 344/21Case No. 2023-00505
12-19-2023
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Shakim Lassiter, Defendant-Appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
Present - Hon. Troy K. Webber, Justice Presiding, Cynthia S. Kern Anil C. Singh Tanya R. Kennedy Manuel J. Mendez, Justices.
An order of this Court having been entered on March 16, 2023 (Motion No. 2023-00454) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken to this Court from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about January 11, 2023, and assigning Mark Zeno, Esq., as predecessor to Jenay Nurse Guilford, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and defendant-appellant having moved to substitute Office of the Appellate Defender as counsel to prosecute the 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 Mark Zeno, Esq., as predecessor to Jenay Nurse Guilford, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, as assigned 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, New York 10007, Telephone 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.