Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M97320

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JOSEPH COVELLO, J.P.

FRED T. SANTUCCI

HOWARD MILLER

RANDALL T. ENG, JJ.

2008-09629 The People, etc., respondent, v Vernal Branker, a/k/a Kareem Hedge, appellant. (Ind. No. 723/03)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to enlarge the judgment roll to include the transcripts of certain proceedings on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered October 6, 2008.

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 it is further,

ORDERED that the decision and order on motion of this court dated February 26, 2009, which granted poor person relief to the appellant is amended to include a direction to the court reporter to make, certify and file two transcripts of the stenographic minutes of the following proceedings, if they are available:

(1) March 14, 2007, TAP A;

(2) May 9, 2007, TAP A;

(3) June 15, 2007, TAP A;

(4) July 11, 2007, TAP A;

(5) September 10, 2007, TAP A;

(6) September 25, 2007, TAP A;

(7) October 4, 2007, TAP A;

(8) October 24, 2007, TAP A;

(9) November 14, 2007, TAP A;

(10) December 10, 2007, K-16;

(11) December 10, 2007, TAP A;

(12) March 11, 2008, K-16;

(13) March 21, 2008, K-16;

(14) March 24, 2008, K-16;

(15) June 10, 2008, K-2;

(16) June 25, 2008, K-2;

(17) July 8, 2008, K-2;

(18) August 5, 2008, K-2;

(19) August 6, 2008, K-9;

(20) September 8, 2008, K-9;

and it is further,

ORDERED that the stenographer is directed to make, certify and file such minutes within 45 days of the date of this order, and the Clerk of the trial court shall furnish one certified transcript of each of the proceedings set forth above to the appellant's counsel, without charge (see CPL 460.70); assigned counsel is directed to turn over those transcripts to the respondent when counsel serves the appellant's brief on the respondent; and it is further,

ORDERED that in the event the stenographer has already prepared a copy of any of the minutes for a codefendant, then the Clerk of the trial court is directed to reproduce a copy thereof for assigned counsel; and it is further,

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

ORDERED that assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the Clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

COVELLO, J.P., SANTUCCI, MILLER and ENG, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court