| People v Laurent, Karl |
| Motion No: 2005-08881 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2008 NYSlipOp 71383(U) |
| Decided on May 7, 2008 |
| 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. |
Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department
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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.
JOSEPH COVELLO
DANIEL D. ANGIOLILLO
WILLIAM E. McCARTHY, JJ.
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2005-08881 The People, etc., respondent, v Karl Laurent, appellant. (Ind. No. 7098/04)
| DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION |
Motion by the appellant to relieve assigned counsel on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered July 29, 2005, to substitute Douglas G. Rankin & Associates, P.C., as retained counsel, and to continue his status as a poor person. The appellant's motion to dispense with printing and for assignment of counsel was granted on February 3, 2006, and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:
Legal Aid Society
199 Water Street - 5th Floor
New York, New York 10038
Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is
ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to relieve assigned counsel and substitute Douglas G. Rankin & Associates, P.C., 26 Court Street, Suite 714, Brooklyn, New York 11242, retained counsel, is granted; and it is further,
ORDERED that assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in the action, including transcripts of hearings and the trial, to the Clerk of this court; and it is further,
ORDERED that so much of the decision and order on motion dated February 3, 2006, as granted that branch of the appellant's motion which was for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person is recalled and vacated; and it is further,
ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to continue the appellant's status as a poor person is denied with leave to renew upon proper papers, including an affidavit indicating whether the defendant is still indigent and whether his mother has the ability to pay for the transcripts; and it is further,
ORDERED that the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged. Retained counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with this court's rules (see 22 NYCRR 670.1, et seq.) and written directions.
RIVERA, J.P., COVELLO, ANGIOLILLO and McCARTHY, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
James Edward Pelzer
Clerk of the Court