Opinion
Motion No. 2023-00884 Ind. Nos. 4448/151495/16 Case No. 2018-3987
04-11-2023
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michelle Wright, Defendant-Appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
Present - Hon. Barbara R. Kapnick, Cynthia S. Kern, Anil C. Singh, Saliann Scarpulla, John R. Higgitt, Justices.
An order of this Court having been entered on August 09, 2018 (M-2995), inter alia, assigning Justine M. Luongo, Esq., as predecessor to Twyla Carter, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal taken to this Court from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about July 20, 2017,
And assigned counsel having moved for an order abating the appeal by reason of appellant's death, remanding the matter to the trial court to vacate the judgment of conviction, and dismissing the indictment, 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 dismissing the appeal due to appellant's death on March 01, 2022, and remanding the matter to the Supreme Court, New York County, for further proceedings consistent with People v. Mintz (20 N.Y.2d 770 [1967]).