People of the State of New York v Eric Keaton

Motion No: M-3223

Slip Opinion No: 2018 NYSlipOp 82499(U)

Decided on September 6, 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.

September 6, 2018

People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

Eric Keaton,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on May 3, 2018 (M-914) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about February 23, 2017, and assigning Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 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 Robert S. Dean, Esq., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, 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. 212-402-4100, 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: September 6, 2018

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. Judith J. Gische, Justice Presiding, Troy K. Webber Jeffrey K. Oing Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton, Justices

M-3223

Index No. 194/16