People of State of New York v Madison
Motion No: 2013-04052
Slip Opinion No: 2015 NY Slip Op 60935(U)
Decided on January 13, 2015
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.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M185772

V/

PETER B. SKELOS, J.P.

LEONARD B. AUSTIN

JEFFREY A. COHEN

JOSEPH J. MALTESE, JJ.

2013-04052

People of State of New York, respondent,

v Jeffrey Madison, appellant.

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by counsel assigned to represent the defendant in the Supreme Court in connection with proceedings pursuant to Corrections Law § 168-n(3) to be relieved and to assign new counsel to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated April 10, 2013. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated June 28, 2013, the appellant's motion for poor person relief was granted.

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 assigned counsel, Lynn W. L. Fahey, Esq., Appellate Advocates, 111 John Street - 9th Floor, New York, New York 10038, is relieved and is directed to turn over all papers in this action to new counsel herein assigned; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to County Law § 722 the following named attorney is assigned as new counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq.

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 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 or considered by the trial court in connection with the appellant's risk level determination, 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.

SKELOS, J.P., AUSTIN, COHEN and MALTESE, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court