Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M115335

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JOSEPH COVELLO, J.P.

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS

PLUMMER E. LOTT

JEFFREY A. COHEN, JJ.

2010-02424 The People, etc., respondent, v Linvial Crosdale, appellant. (Ind. No. 2966/07)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant's retained counsel, Patrick Michael Megaro, Esq., 626 RXR Plaza, 6th Floor, West Tower, Uniondale, New York 11556, for leave to withdraw as counsel on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered March 1, 2010, and for the assignment of counsel to represent the appellant on the appeal.

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 retained 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 appeal:

Lynn W. L. Fahey, Esq.

Appellate Advocates

2 Rector Street - 10th Floor

New York, New York 10006

and it is further,

ORDERED that upon service of a copy of this order upon it, the Department of Probation is hereby authorized and directed to provide assigned counsel with a copy of the presentence 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 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., CHAMBERS, LOTT and COHEN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court