People v Sean McCants

Motion No: M-4715

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 88286(U)

Decided on October 10, 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.

October 10, 2017

The People of the State of New York,

Appellant,

v

Sean McCants,

Defendant-Respondent. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The People of the State of New York,

Appellant,

v

Christopher Knupp,

Defendant-Respondent.

An appeal having been taken to this Court by the People from the order of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, entered on or about August 8, 2016, and said appeal having been perfected, And defendant-respondent Sean McCants having moved for leave to respond to the aforesaid appeal as a poor person, and for assignment of counsel,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 (1) permitting movant to respond to the appeal upon a reproduced respondent's brief, on condition that one copy of such brief be served upon the attorney for the People and 9 copies thereof are filed with this Court, and (2) assigning, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10006, Telephone No. 212-577-2523, as counsel for purposes of responding to the appeal.It is further ordered that the appeal is adjourned to the January 2018 Term. (See M-4751, decided simultaneously herewith.) ENTERED: October 10, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. Peter Tom,Justice Presiding, Richard T. Andrias Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton,Justices

M-4715

Ind. No. 390/15