Opinion
Motion No. 2022-04477 Ind. No. 2055/18Case No. 2018-5123
01-17-2023
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wanda Legget, Defendant-Appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
PRESENT: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Troy K. Webber Jeffrey K. Oing Martin Shulman Bahaati E. Pitt-Burke, Presiding Justice, Justices.
An order of this Court having been entered on March 21, 2019 (M-6668), inter alia, assigning Janet E. Sabel, Esq., as predecessor to Twyla Carter, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, 199 Water Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10038, Telephone No. 212-577-3688, Esq., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about August 08, 2018, And assigned counsel having moved for an order abating the appeal by reason of appellant's death, remanding the matter to the trial court to vacate the judgment of conviction, and dismissing 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 May 14, 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).