Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M256499

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RUTH C. BALKIN, J.P.

SANDRA L. SGROI

ROBERT J. MILLER

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

2015-08127 The People, etc., respondent, v Michael Cunningham, appellant. (Ind. No. 46/14)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by assigned counsel to be relieved of the assignment to prosecute an appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Putnam County, rendered July 22, 2015, and for the assignment of new counsel. The appellant was granted leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person on August 9, 2016, and on July 10, 2018, the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

John Paul Savoca

P.O. Box 531

Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the former assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in the action to new counsel herein assigned; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to County Law § 722 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Salvatore C. Adamo

350 Fifth Ave., 59th FL

New York, NY 10118

and it is further,

ORDERED that upon service of a copy of this decision and order on motion upon it, the Department of Probation is hereby authorized and directed to provide assigned counsel with a copy of the presentence report prepared in connection with the defendant's sentencing, including the recommendation sheet and any prior reports on the defendant which are incorporated or referred to in the report, and to provide additional copies to this Court upon demand; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged; assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with this Court's rules (see 22 NYCRR 1250.5[a]) and written directions; and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

BALKIN, J.P., SGROI, MILLER and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

Appellant's Address:

15-A-3953

Five Points Corr. Fac.

P.O. Box 119

Romulus, NY 14541