Opinion
Motion No: M-783
03-10-2020
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. SCI. No. 1536/18 Franklin Quiles, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on January 16, 2020(M-8077) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about September 20, 2018, and assigning Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 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 Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as assigned counsel and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, 199 Water Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10038, Telephone No. 212-577-3688 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 receipt of the complete record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: March 10, 2020
__________ DEPUTY CLERK
Present - Hon. Judith J. Gische, Justice Presiding, Troy K. Webber Ellen Gesmer Cynthia S. Kern, Justices
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