Opinion
Motion No: M-3997
10-11-2018
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, SEALED v. Quandele T., Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on June 26, 2018 (M-2217), 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 August 3, 2017, and assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., predecessor counsel to Justine Luongo, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made to relieve such counsel, and for related relief, 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 Justine M. Luongo, Esq., as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Telephone No. 212-577-2523, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 180 days from the date of receipt of the complete record.
ENTERED:October 11, 2018
_____________________ CLERK
Present - Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding,Barbara R. Kapnick Marcy L. Kahn Ellen Gesmer Cynthia S. Kern, Justices
M-3997
Ind. No. 207/16