Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M267913

kbp/

LEONARD B. AUSTIN, J.P.

JEFFREY A. COHEN

COLLEEN D. DUFFY

ANGELA G. IANNACCI, JJ.

2018-01193 The People, etc., respondent, v Kevinton Roberts, appellant. (Ind. No. 712/16)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to be furnished with the transcripts of certain proceedings on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered December 18, 2017.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the decision and order on motion of this Court dated March 7, 2018, which granted poor person relief to the appellant, is amended to include a direction to the court reporter to make, certify and file two transcripts of the stenographic minutes of the proceedings which occurred on July 12, 2016 (Part Tap-A), August 4, 2016 (Part Tap-A), September 1, 2016 (Part Tap-A), September 14, 2016 (Part Tap-A), November 7, 2016 (Part Tap-A), November 17, 2016 (Part Tap-A), November 25, 2016 (Part K16), January 19, 2017 (Part Tap-A), February 22, 2017 (Part Tap-A), March 29, 2017 (Part Tap-A), May 18, 2017 (Part Tap-A), and June 20, 2017 (Part Tap-A), in the above-entitled matter, if available; and it is further,

ORDERED that the stenographer of the trial court is directed to certify and file two copies of such transcripts within 45 days of the date of this decision and order on motion and the clerk of the trial court shall furnish one certified transcript of the subject proceedings to the appellant's counsel, Paul Skip Laisure, Appellate Advocates, 111 John Street, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10038, without charge (see CPL 460.70); assigned counsel is directed to turn over the transcript to the respondent when counsel serves the appellant's brief on the respondent; and it is further,

ORDERED that in the event the stenographer has already prepared a copy of such transcript for a codefendant, then the clerk of the trial court is directed to reproduce a copy thereof for assigned counsel; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is extended; assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with this Court's rules (see 22 NYCRR 670.1, et seq.) 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.

AUSTIN, J.P., COHEN, DUFFY and IANNACCI, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court