Opinion
Motion No. 3440
12-17-2020
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Juan Vasquez, Defendant-Appellant.
Present - Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, Judith J. Gische Angela M. Mazzarelli Peter H. Moulton Saliann Scarpulla, Justices. Ind No. 3517/17
Case No. 2020-00624
An order of this Court having been entered on March 05, 2020 (M-381) 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 October 29, 2019, and assigning Janet E.Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, 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 Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Caprice R. Jenerson, 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 extended until 120 days from the date of this order or the receipt of the complete record, whichever is later. ENTERED: December 17, 2020
/s/
Susanna Molina Rojas
Clerk of the Court