People v Andy Lopez

Motion No: M-668

Slip Opinion No: 2020 NYSlipOp 64945(U)

Decided on March 19, 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.

March 19, 2020

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

Andy Lopez,

Defendant-Appellant,

An order of this Court having been entered on April 2, 2019 (M-770) 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 18, 2018, and assigning Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, 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 Janet E. Sabel, Esq., as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York, 10005, Telephone No. 212-577-2523 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: March 19, 2020

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. Rosalyn H. Richter,Justice Presiding, Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton,Justices

M-668

Ind. No. 3927/16