Opinion
Motion No: M-2988
08-20-2019
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ronny Rocha, 1923/17 Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on November 15, 2018 (M-4621), 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 16, 2017, and assigning Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 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 Robert S. Dean, Esq., as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 11 Park Place, Suite 1601, New York, New York 10007, Telephone No. 212-402-4100, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and defendant-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, 2019
__________ DEPUTY CLERK
Present - Hon. John W. Sweeny, Jr.,Justice Presiding,Rosalyn H. Richter Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Peter Tom,Justices
M-2988
Ind. Nos. 2088/14