People v. White

Full title: The People, etc., respondent, v. Adam White, appellant.

Court: Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 15, 2023

2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 78607 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)

Opinion

Motion No. 2022-04491 Ind. No. 373/2021

12-15-2023

The People, etc., respondent, v. Adam White, appellant.

Unpublished Opinion

MOTION DECISION

VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P. JOSEPH J. MALTESE DEBORAH A. DOWLING HELEN VOUTSINAS, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered May 4, 2022. Motion by the appellant pro se to relieve assigned counsel and for the assignment of new counsel to prosecute the appeal. The appellant's motion for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel was granted on June 9, 2022, and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Patricia Pazner Appellate Advocates 111 John Street - 9th Floor New York, New York 10038

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the former assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in the action to new counsel herein assigned; and it is further, ORDERED that pursuant to County Law § 722 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Twyla Carter The Legal Aid Society 199 Water Street - 5th Floor New York, NY 10038

and it is further, ORDERED that upon service of a copy of this decision and order on motion upon it, the Department of Probation is hereby authorized and directed to provide assigned counsel with a copy of the presentence report prepared in connection with the appellant's sentencing, including the recommendation sheet and any prior reports on the appellant which are incorporated in or referred to in the report, and to provide additional copies to this Court upon demand; and it is further, ORDERED that the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is extended; assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with this Court's rules (see 22 NYCRR 1250.9) and written directions; and it is further, ORDERED that assigned counsel shall serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P., MALTESE, DOWLING and VOUTSINAS, JJ., concur.