People v Shayne Lewis

Motion No: M-5559

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 63223(U)

Decided on January 31, 2017

Appellate Division, First 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.

January 31, 2017

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

Shayne Lewis,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on

September 1, 2016 (M-3659), granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about January 7, 2016, and assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made to relieve such counsel, and for related relief, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of striking the designation of assigned counsel Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Rosemary Herbert, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 11 Park Place, Room 1601, New York, New York, 10007, Telephone No. (212)402-4112, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 120 days from the date of this order or the filing of the record, whichever is later. ENTERED: January 31, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. Dianne T. Renwick,Justice Presiding, David B. Saxe Judith J. Gische Troy K. Webber,Justices

M-5559

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