Opinion
Motion No. KA 18-02415 Indictment No. 2018-0487
03-30-2023
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. WILLIAM J. MELLEMA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, AND CURRAN, JJ.
Counsel for appellant having moved to dismiss the appeal taken from a judgment of the Monroe County Court, rendered September 20, 2018, on the ground that appellant has died during the pendency of the appeal, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted, and
It is further ORDERED the appeal is dismissed, and the matter is remitted to Monroe County Court to vacate the judgment of conviction and dismiss the indictment (see People v Matteson, 75 N.Y.2d 745 [1989]).