People v Johnny Oquendo

Motion No: ENTER:

Slip Opinion No: 2020 NY Slip Op 62795(U)

Decided on February 10, 2020

Appellate Division, Third 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.

State of New York

Supreme Court, Appellate Division

Third Judicial Department

Decided and Entered: February 10, 2020

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK,
                                 Respondent,           DECISION AND ORDER
                      v                                 ON MOTION
JOHNNY OQUENDO,
(Ind. No. 16-1154)           Appellant.
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Motion for assignment of counsel and for an extension of time to perfect the appeal.

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

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and Linda B. Johnson, Esq., having been designated by Rensselaer County as Special Appellate Counsel, c/o Hinman Howard & Kattell, LLP, 573 Columbia Turnpike, Bldg. 2, East Greenbush, NY 12061, 518-708-6065, is assigned to represent appellant upon this appeal pursuant to County Law section 722, and it is further

ORDERED that the appeal shall be perfected by the appendix method in accordance with section 1250.5 (c) of the Practice Rules of the Appellate Division and section 850.7 of this Court's Rules of Practice, and it is further

ORDERED that pursuant to section 850.11 (a) of this Court's Rules of Practice, the Rensselaer County Court Clerk shall furnish to appellate counsel one copy of the transcripts of the stenographic minutes of all proceedings in this matter and one copy of any other paper or document on file in that office which is material and relevant to this appeal, except those portions which appellate counsel or the court from which the appeal is taken determines are unnecessary for perfection of the appeal, and to forward forthwith the other copy of said transcripts to the Clerk of this Court, and the transcripts shall be omitted from the hard copy and the digital copy of the record. However, if such minutes and other papers or documents were previously provided to Johnny Oquendo, pro se, said appellant shall forward those documents to Linda B. Johnson, Esq., within ten (10) days of the date of this decision, and it is further

ORDERED that if the appeal is not perfected on or before May 11, 2020, appellate counsel shall move on notice for a further extension of time to perfect the appeal.
Garry, P.J., Devine, Aarons and Pritzker, JJ., concur.

ENTER:
Robert D. Mayberger
Clerk of the Court