Opinion
Motion No: M-2040
08-20-2020
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Manuel Rivera, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on June 4, 2020 (M-355), 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 October 11, 2019, and assigning Janet E. Sabel, 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 assigned counsel Janet E. Sabel, Esq., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Mark S. DeMarco, Esq., 3867 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465, Tel No. (718) 239-7070, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 120 days from the date of this order or the filing of the complete record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: August 20, 2020
__________ CLERK
PRESENT: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, Judith J. Gische Troy K. Webber Ellen Gesmer Jeffrey K. Oing, Justices
M-2040
Ind. No. 1453/18