Opinion
Motion No: M-2111
08-16-2018
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Van Brooks, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on May 25, 2017 (M-2113) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about March 10, 2016, and assigning Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 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 assigned counsel 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, Room 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 120 days from the date of this order or the filing of the record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: August 16, 2018
_____________________ CLERK
Present - Hon. John W. Sweeny, Jr.,Justice Presiding, Troy K. Webber Ellen Gesmer Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton,Justices
M-2111
Ind. No. 2317/14