Opinion
Motion No: M-2360
08-23-2018
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kai Watkins, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of th Supreme Court, Bronx County, having been entered on January 4, 2018, inter alia, granting defendant poor person relief with respect to the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about April 4, 2017, Now, upon reading and filing the order which granted defendant poor person relief on appeal, and the notice of appeal filed on defendant's behalf, It is ordered that the appeal is permitted to be heard on the original record, except that a certified copy of the indictment(s) shall be substituted in place of the original indictment(s), and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, on condition that appellant serves one copy of such brief upon the District Attorney of said county and files 8 copies of such brief, together with the original record, pursuant to Rule 600.11 of the Rules of this Court. The court reporter shall promptly make and file with the criminal court (CPL §460.70) one transcript of the stenographic minutes of any proceedings pursuant to CPL §210.20, Arts. 710 and 730, of the plea or trial and sentence. The Clerk shall furnish a copy of such transcripts to appellant's counsel, without charge, the transcripts to be returned to this Court when appellant's brief is filed. Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Telephone No. 212-577-2523, is assigned as counsel for defendant-appellant for purposes of the appeal. The time within which appellant shall perfect this appeal is hereby enlarged until 120 days from the date of filing of the record.
ENTERED: August 23, 2018
_____________________ DEPUTY CLERK
Present: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Rosalyn H. Richter, Justices
M-2360
Ind. No. 2233/13