Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M64746

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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

FRED T. SANTUCCI

JOSEPH COVELLO

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2007-02667, 2007-03010 The People, etc., respondent, v Joseph Odom, appellant. (Ind. Nos. 1575/05, 2091/05)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to relieve counsel assigned to prosecute appeals from two judgments of the Supreme Court, Queens County, both rendered September 20, 2006, and to assign new counsel. The appellant's motion to dispense with printing and for assignment of counsel was granted on May 22, 2007, and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeals:

Lynn W. L. Fahey

Appellate Advocates

2 Rector Street - 10th Floor

New York, New York 10006

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 appeals:

The Legal Aid Society

199 Water Street - 5th Floor

New York, New York 10038

and it is further,

ORDERED that upon service of a copy of this decision and order upon it, the Department of Probation is hereby authorized and directed to provide assigned counsel with a copy of the pre-sentence report prepared in connection with the defendant's sentencing, including the recommendation sheet and any prior reports on the defendant which are incorporated or referred to in the report; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's time to perfect the appeals is enlarged; assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeals expeditiously in accordance with this court's rules (22 NYCRR 670.1, et seq.) and written directions.

RIVERA, J.P., SANTUCCI, COVELLO and BALKIN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court