Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M194749

E/sl

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, J.P.

THOMAS A. DICKERSON

SHERI S. ROMAN

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX, JJ.

2012-04529 The People, etc., respondent, v Baljit Singh, appellant. (Ind. No. 2642/10)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to relieve counsel assigned to prosecute an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered May 2, 2012, and to substitute retained counsel, and to continue poor person relief. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated September 27, 2012, the appellant was granted poor person relief and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Lynn W. L. Fahey, Esq.

Appellate Advocates

2 Rector Street - 10th Floor

New York, New York 10006

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

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in the action to retained counsel:

Jonathan I. Edelstein, Esq.

501 Fifth Avenue, Suite 514

New York, NY 10017

and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's poor person status is continued; 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; and it is further,

ORDERED that upon service of a copy of this decision and order on motion upon it, the Department of Probation is hereby authorized and directed to provide retained counsel with a copy of the presentence report prepared in connection with the appellant's sentencing, including the recommendation sheet and any prior reports on the appellant which are incorporated in or referred to in the report; and it is further,

ORDERED that in the event an issue as to the legality, propriety, or excessiveness of the sentence is raised on appeal, or if assigned counsel cites or relies upon the probation report in a brief or motion in any other way, counsel shall provide a complete copy of such report and any attachments to the Court and the District Attorney's office prior to the filing of such brief or motion;

and it is further,

ORDERED that retained counsel is directed to serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

LEVENTHAL, J.P., DICKERSON, ROMAN and HINDS-RADIX, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court