Opinion
M-51 M-8705 M-50
03-19-2020
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Shiva Sharma, 2421/16 Defendant-Appellant.
Defendant having separately moved for leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeals taken from judgments of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about August 6, 2019, under Indictment No. 2839/16 (M-50 and M-8705) and Indictment No. 2421/16 (M-51), for assignment of 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 motions are denied, with leave to renew, upon defendant's submission of a detailed notarized affidavit, pursuant to CPLR 1101(a), and 22 NYCRR 1250.4(d)(1) and (4), setting forth, inter alia, his indigency, including the amount and sources of funds utilized to retain private trial counsel, the disposition of those funds and assets used to post bail, and an explanation as to why similar funds are not available to prosecute the appeals.
ENTERED: March 19, 2020
__________ CLERK
Present - Hon. Dianne T. Renwick, Justice Presiding, Judith J. Gische Angela M. Mazzarelli Troy K. Webber Anil C. Singh, Justices
Ind. Nos. 2839/16