People of State of New York v Jason Brito
Motion No: 2016-02763 RICR
Slip Opinion No: 2019 NY Slip Op 68366(U)
Decided on April 8, 2019
Appellate Term, Second 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.


Appellate Term of the Supreme Court

of the State of New York for the 2nd, 11th & 13th Judicial Districts

MICHAEL L. PESCE, P.J.

THOMAS P. ALIOTTA

DAVID ELLIOT, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

2016-2763 RI CR
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jason Brito, Appellant.

Motion by Paul Skip Laisure, Esq., counsel assigned to represent appellant on an appeal from a judgment of conviction of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Richmond County, rendered October 20, 2016, in effect, to be relieved as counsel on the ground that appellant has abandoned the appeal by failing to respond to correspondence sent to him by assigned counsel. By order to show cause dated December 24, 2018, appellant was directed to show cause why an order should or should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal on the ground that he had abandoned the appeal, and the motion by assigned counsel, in effect, to be relieved was held in abeyance in the interim.

Upon the order to show cause and no papers having been filed in response thereto, and upon the papers filed in support of the motion by assigned counsel and no papers having been filed in response thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the appeal is granted and the appeal is dismissed; and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion by assigned counsel, in effect, to be relieved is granted.

ENTER:

Paul Kenny

Chief Clerk