Opinion
M-3155 M-2999
08-30-2018
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Watson, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on March 1, 2016 (M-100), inter alia, 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 27, 2004, and assigning Robert S. Dean, Esq., the Center for Appellate Litigation, as counsel to prosecute the appeal, And an order of this Court having been entered on July 6, 2017 (M-2304), inter alia, permitting appellant to proceed pro se on the appeal, striking the designation of Robert S. Dean, Esq., as counsel on the appeal, and continuing the poor person relief previously granted by this Court's order entered on March 1, 2016 (M-100), And defendant-appellant having moved for an enlargement of time to perfect the appeal, and for poor person relief (M-3155), And respondent having cross-moved for dismissal of the aforesaid appeal for failure to timely prosecute (M-2999), Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion and cross motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,It is ordered that defendant-appellant's motion is granted to the extent of enlarging the time to perfect the appeal to the December 2018 Term, with no further enlargements to be granted, and continuing the poor person relief as granted by this Court's order entered March 1, 2016 (M-100), and continued pursuant to this Court's order entered July 6, 2017 (M-2304). Appellant is advised that the appeal will not be heard unless and until all material furnished to him has been returned to this Court, and it is further, Ordered that the cross motion is denied, with leave to renew should defendant fail to perfect his pro se appeal for the December 2018 Term.
ENTERED: August 30, 2018
_____________________ DEPUTY CLERK
Present - Hon. Judith J. Gische,Justice Presiding, Troy K. Webber Jeffrey K. Oing Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton, Justices
Ind. No. 229/04