People v Bonhof Gaston

Motion No: M-636

Slip Opinion No: 2018 NYSlipOp 70060(U)

Decided on April 19, 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.

April 19, 2018

The People of the State of New York,

Appellant,

v

Bonhof Gaston,

Defendant-Respondent.

Defendant-respondent having moved for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the People's appeal taken from an order of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, entered on or about August 15, 2017, 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 8 copies thereof are filed with this Court, and (2) assigning, pursuant to Section

722 of the County Law, Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 11 Park Place, Room 1601, New York, New York 10007, Telephone No. 212-402-4112, as counsel for purposes of responding to the appeal. ENTERED: April 19, 2018

_____________________ CLERK

Present: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice,David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Rosalyn H. Richter, Justices

M-636

Ind. No. 15/15