Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M275210

AFA/

MARK C. DILLON, J.P.

HECTOR D. LASALLE

BETSY BARROS

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

2017-10112 The People, etc., respondent, v Gerson Sosa, appellant. (Ind. No. 2016-00255)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County, rendered August 22, 2017. Motion by assigned counsel to be relieved of the assignment to prosecute the appeal and for the assignment of new counsel. The appellant was granted leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person by decision and order on motion of this Court dated January 12, 2018, and by decision and order on motion of this Court dated June 29, 2018, the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Alan McGeorge

228 Route 59, Box 68

Nanuet, New York 10954

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the former assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in the action to new counsel herein assigned; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to County Law § 722 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Salvatore C. Adamo

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Fl.

New York, NY 10105

and it is further,

ORDERED that upon service of a copy of this decision and order on motion upon it, the Department of Probation is hereby authorized and directed to provide assigned counsel with a copy of the presentence report prepared in connection with the appellant's sentencing, including the recommendation sheet and any prior reports on the appellant which are incorporated in or referred to in the report, and to provide additional copies to this Court upon demand; 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 1250.9) and written directions; and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

DILLON, J.P., LASALLE, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

Appellant's Address:

17-A-3614

Clinton Corr. Fac.

P.O. Box 2001

Dannemora, NY 12929