Opinion
Motion No: M-1596
07-09-2020
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ind Nos. 3906/11 Jai Oriz, also known as Jia Ortiz, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on October 16, 2018 (M-4159), granting defendant-appellant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered on or about December 7, 2017, and assigning Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as counsel to prosecute said appeal, And assigned counsel having moved for an order relieving her as such counsel, or in the alternative, dismissing the appeal without prejudice, 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of relieving Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as assigned counsel, and deeming the appeal withdrawn.
ENTERED: July 9, 2020
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Present - Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, Dianne T. Renwick Rosalyn H. Richter Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Angela M. Mazzarelli, Justices
M-1596