People v Lorenzo Martinez

Motion No: M-4923

Slip Opinion No: 2018 NYSlipOp 60716(U)

Decided on January 11, 2018

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 11, 2018

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

Lorenzo Martinez,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on May 30, 2017 (M-929) 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 December 30, 2015, 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, Richard M. Weinstein, Esq., 3 Columbus Circle, Suite 1500, New York, New York, 10019, Telephone No. 212-404-2726, 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 11, 2018

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, David Friedman Troy K. Webber Jeffrey K. Oing Peter H. Moulton,Justices

M-4923

Ind. No. 12131/91