People v William Escalera .

Motion No: M-1955

Slip Opinion No: 2020 NYSlipOp 70521(U)

Decided on August 27, 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.

August 27, 2020

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

William Escalera,

Defendant-Appellant.

This Court, by order entered on October 31, 2017 (M-4895), granted defendant poor person relief with respect to the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about June 23, 2017, and assigned Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as counsel to prosecute that appeal; and assigned counsel having moved to be relieved as such counsel or to dismiss the appeal without prejudice to reinstatement, 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due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of deeming the appeal withdrawn. ENTERED: August 27, 2020

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, Judith J. Gische Troy K. Webber Ellen Gesmer Jeffrey K. Oing, Justices

M-1955

Ind. No. 5111/15