Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M271162

kbp/

REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS

LEONARD B. AUSTIN

PAUL WOOTEN, JJ.

2018-07666 The People, etc., respondent, v Ernest Leneau, appellant. (Ind. No. 112/16)

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, Kings County, rendered March 28, 2018.

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 August 3, 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 December 12, 2014, January 14, 2015, February 4, 2015, April 15, 2015, June 3, 2015, August 19, 2015, September 2, 2015, October 7, 2015, October 28, 2015, November 5, 2015, December 9, 2015, December 14, 2015, December 18, 2015, January 5, 2016, February 10, 2016, March 30, 2016, May 11, 2016, June 21, 2016, September 7, 2016, October 5, 2016, November 2, 2016, November 16, 2016, December 1, 2016, January 4, 2017, March 1, 2017, May 3, 2017, May 17, 2017, August 2, 2017, September 7, 2017, September 28, 2017, January 4, 2018, January 8, 2018, January 22, 2018, February 14, 2018, and February 26, 2018, 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.

RIVERA, J.P., CHAMBERS, AUSTIN and WOOTEN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court