People v Roni Smith .

Motion No: M-1974

Slip Opinion No: 2020 NYSlipOp 70524(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

Roni Smith,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on April 24, 2018(M-1315), granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about January 2, 2002, and assigning Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, as counsel to prosecute said appeal; and a motion having been made by assigned counsel to be relieved as such counsel, or in the alternative, to dismiss defendant's 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due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of deeming the appeal withdrawn.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-1974

Ind. No. 2882/01