Opinion
Motion No: M-5045
12-04-2018
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Freisy Sosa-Garcia, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on September 20, 2018 (M-3012) 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 April 20, 2016, and assigning Robert S. Dean, 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 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 appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 180 days from the date of the receipt of the complete record.
ENTERED: December 4, 2018
_____________________ CLERK
Present - Hon. Dianne T. Renwick,Justice Presiding, Rosalyn H. Richter Peter Tom Cynthia S. Kern Jeffrey K. Oing, Justices
M-5045
Ind. No. 1947/15