People v Christodou Papavarnava

Motion No: M-1422

Slip Opinion No: 2018 NYSlipOp 74357(U)

Decided on June 7, 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.

June 7, 2018

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

Christodou Papavarnava,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on August 29, 2017 (M-3338) 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 June 8, 2017, and assigning Rosemary Herbert, Esq., predecessor counsel to Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 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 Office of the Appellate Defender, as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, 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 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: June 7, 2018

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. John W. Sweeny, Jr.,Justice Presiding, Dianne T. Renwick Angela M. Mazzarelli Ellen Gesmer Anil C. Singh,Justices

M-1422

Ind. No. 1006/17