People v Reyes, Melvin
Motion No: 2005-00984
Slip Opinion No: 2006 NYSlipOp 77426(U)
Decided on October 6, 2006
Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M45235

A/sl

HOWARD MILLER, J.P.

DAVID S. RITTER

REINALDO E. RIVERA

ROBERT A. LIFSON, JJ.

2005-00984

The People, etc., respondent,

v Melvin Reyes, appellant.

(Ind. No. 7245/03)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by Lynn W. L. Fahey, Esq., counsel assigned to prosecute an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered December 14, 2004, to be relieved on the ground that the appellant has, in effect, abandoned the appeal, by failing to respond to correspondence sent to him by assigned counsel. By order to show cause dated August 23, 2006, the appellant was directed to show cause before this court why an order should or should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal as abandoned, and the motion by assigned counsel to be relieved was held in abeyance in the interim.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, and the order to show cause and no papers having been filed in response thereto, it is

ORDERED that the order to show cause is granted, and the appeal is dismissed (see 22 NYCRR 670.8[f]); and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion by assigned counsel is granted.

MILLER, J.P., RITTER, RIVERA and LIFSON, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court