Opinion
Motion No: M-3401
08-01-2017
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kashawn Ruffin, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on January 19, 2017 (M-5182), granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about May 4, 2015, and assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., 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 Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Rosemary Herbert, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 11 Park Place, Room 1601, New York, New York 10007, Telephone No. 212-402-4112, 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 record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: August 1, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice,Peter TomDavid Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick, Justices
M-3401
Ind. No. 3843/14