People of the State of New York v Adam Widgins

Motion No: M-7848

Slip Opinion No: 2020 NYSlipOp 60034(U)

Decided on January 2, 2020

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.

January 2, 2020

People of the State of New York,

Respondent, CONFIDENTIAL

v

Adam Widgins,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on April 10, 2018 (M-796) 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 December 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, 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 Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, 199 Water Street, New York, New York 10038, Telephone No. 212-577-3300, 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 receipt of the complete record, whichever is later. ENTERED: January 2, 2020

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, Barbara R. Kapnick Cynthia S. Kern Jeffrey K. Oing, Justices

M-7848

Ind. No. 2328/16