People v Luis Chocojay

Motion No: M-2788

Slip Opinion No: 2019 NYSlipOp 76279(U)

Decided on July 30, 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.

July 30, 2019

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent, CONFIDENTIAL

v

Luis Chocojay,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on

January 30, 2018(M-5877) 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

October 6, 2017, and assigning Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made to relieve such counsel, or alternatively for dismissal of said appeal, 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 and the designation of Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as assigned counsel is stricken and the appeal is dismissed. ENTERED: JULY 30, 2019

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. John W. Sweeny, Jr., Justice Presiding, Dianne T. Renwick Rosalyn H. Richter Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Peter Tom, Justices

M-2788

Ind. No. 3567/15