People v Andrew Blake

Motion No: M-1168

Slip Opinion No: 2019 NYSlipOp 70904(U)

Decided on May 21, 2019

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.

May 21, 2019

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

Andrew Blake,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on January 29, 2019(M-5683) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered on or about December 22, 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 Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, as assigned 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, Suite 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 complete record, whichever is later. ENTERED: May 21, 2019

_____________________ DEPUTY CLERK

Present - Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, John W. Sweeny, Jr. Troy K. Webber Ellen Gesmer Anil C. Singh, Justices

M-1168

Ind. No. 58/07