Opinion
Motion No: M-6466
04-16-2019
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Freisy Sosa-Garcia, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on December 4, 2018 (M-5045) striking the appointment of Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, and substituting Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as assigned counsel, to prosecute the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about April 20, 2016, And assigned counsel, Christina Swarns, Esq., having moved to be relieved as counsel and to substitute other counsel to prosecute the appeal,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 Christina Swarns, Esq., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Richard L. Herzfeld, Esq., 112 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016, Telephone No. 212-818-9019, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is hereby enlarged until 120 days from the date of this order, or the filing of the complete record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: April 16, 2019
_____________________ CLERK
Present - Hon. Dianne T. Renwick, Justice Presiding, Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Angela M. Mazzarelli Jeffrey K. Oing Peter H. Moulton, Justices
M-6466
Ind. No. 1947/15