People v Joseph Watson .

Motion No: M-961

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 72052(U)

Decided on April 27, 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.

April 27, 2017

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

Joseph Watson,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on March 1,

2016 (M-100) 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 October 27, 2004, and assigning Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation,

120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Telephone No. 212-577-2523, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made to relieve such counsel, and to proceed, pro se, on said appeal, 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 denied, with leave to renew, on the papers, including a response to this Court's letter dated February 24, 2017. ENTERED: April 27, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

PRESENT: Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, John W. Sweeny, Jr. Karla Moskowitz Judith J. Gische Barbara R. Kapnick, Justices

M-961

Ind. No. 229/04