Opinion
Motion No. 2022-04704 Ind. No. 1208/16Case No. 2018-3618
01-19-2023
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Laucen Torjani, Defendant-Appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
Present - Hon. Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Justice Presiding, Ellen Gesmer Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton Julio Rodriguez III, Justices.
An order of this Court having been entered on June 05, 2018 (M-1968), inter alia, assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., predecessor to Twyla Carter, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about July 13, 2017, And assigned counsel having moved for an order abating the appeal by reason of appellant's death, vacating the conviction, and dismissing the indictment, 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 dismissing the appeal due to defendant's death on April 22, 2021, and remanding the matter to the Supreme Court, New York County, for further proceedings consistent with People v Mintz (20 N.Y.2d 770).