Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M67225

F/

PETER B. SKELOS, J.P.

DANIEL D. ANGIOLILLO

WILLIAM E. McCARTHY

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, JJ.

2008-00669 The People, etc., respondent, v William Billups, appellant. (Ind. No. 753/07)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant pro se pursuant to CPL 460.30 for an extension of time to take an appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered July 12, 2007, and for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person, and for the assignment of counsel.

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

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to extend the time to take the appeal is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's moving papers are deemed to constitute a timely notice of appeal; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for poor person relief is denied, with leave to renew upon proper papers, including the appellant's affidavit setting forth (1) whether counsel is assigned counsel or retained counsel, and if retained counsel, the amount and source of counsel fees paid to retained counsel, and (2) if on bail before conviction, the amount and source of the bail money, and if bail was the appellant's own money, what happened to the same after conviction.

SKELOS, J.P., ANGIOLILLO, McCARTHY, and LEVENTHAL, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court