Opinion
Motion No: M-2120
05-18-2017
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, CONFIDENTIAL v. Edwin Rivera, Defendant-Appellant.
Defendant having moved for leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal from the order of the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Raymond Bruce, J.), entered on or about March 24, 2017, for leave to have the appeal heard upon the original record and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, for an enlargement of time in which to perfect the appeal, 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 permitting the appeal to be heard on the original record and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, on condition that appellant serves one copy of such brief upon the District Attorney of said county and files 8 copies of such brief, together with the original record, pursuant to Rule 600.11 of the Rules of this Court. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall expeditiously have made and file with the criminal court (CPL 460.70) one transcript of the stenographic minutes of the SORA hearing and any other proceedings before Justice Bruce as yet not transcribed. The Clerk shall furnish a copy of such transcripts to appellant's counsel, Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., without charge, the transcripts to be returned to this Court when appellant's brief is filed. The time within which appellant shall perfect this appeal is hereby enlarged until 120 days from the date of filing of the record.
ENTERED: May 18, 2017
_______________________ CLERK
PRESENT: Hon. Peter Tom,Justice Presiding, David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Rolando T. Acosta Dianne T. Renwick, Justices
M-2120
Ind. No. 99012/17