Opinion
Motion No. 2024-01502 Ind. No. 3181/15Case No. 2018-2128
05-07-2024
The People of The State of New York, Respondent, v. West Spruill, Defendant-Appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
Present - Hon. Anil C. Singh, Peter H. Moulton Lizbeth González Bahaati E. Pitt-Burke Kelly O'Neill Levy, Justice Presiding, Justices.
An order of this Court having been entered on October 25, 2018 (M-4416) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken to this Court from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about July 07, 2017, and assigning Christine Swarns, Esq., as predecessor to Caprice R. Jenerson, Esq., Office of The Appellate Defender, Esq., as counsel to prosecute the appeal;
And defendant, pro se, having moved to relieve assigned counsel and to have substitute counsel appointed, 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 Caprice R. Jenerson, Esq., Office of The Appellate Defender, Esq., as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Jenay Nurse Guilford, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, Suite 1601, New York, New York 10005, 212-577-2523, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is extended until 120 days from the date of this order or the receipt of the complete record, whichever is later.