People v Lontez Brooks

Motion No: 112639

Slip Opinion No: 2021 NY Slip Op 74508(U)

Decided on November 8, 2021

Appellate Division, Third 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.

Decided and Entered: November 8, 2021112639

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v LONTEZ BROOKS, (Ind. No. 2019-173) Appellant.

DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION

Motion for assignment of counsel and extension of time to perfect the appeal.

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

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and Kelly L. Egan, Esq., Appeals Director, Rural Law Center of New York, 1528 Columbia Turnpike, Castleton, NY 12033, 518-477-7137, having been designated by St. Lawrence County, is assigned to represent appellant upon this appeal pursuant to County Law section 722, and it is further

ORDERED that appellate counsel shall register the appeal with NYSCEF within 14 days of the date of this decision and order, and it is further

ORDERED that the appeal shall be perfected by the appendix method in accordance with section 1250.5 (c) of the Practice Rules of the Appellate Division and section 850.7 of this Court's Rules of Practice, and it is further

ORDERED that pursuant to section 850.11 (a) of this Court's Rules of Practice, the St. Lawrence County Court Clerk shall furnish to appellate counsel one copy of the transcripts of the stenographic minutes of all proceedings in this matter and one copy of any other paper or document on file in that office which is material and relevant to this appeal, except those portions which appellate counsel or the court from which the appeal is taken determines are unnecessary for perfection of the appeal, and to forward forthwith the other copy of said transcripts to the Clerk of this Court, and the transcripts shall be omitted from the hard copy and the electronic copy of the record. However, if such minutes and other papers or documents were previously provided to Lontez Brooks, said defendant shall forward those documents to Kelly L. Egan, Esq., within ten (10) days of the date of this decision, and it is further

ORDERED that if the appeal is not perfected on or before March 8, 2021, appellate counsel shall move on notice for a further extension of time to perfect the appeal.
Garry, P.J., Lynch, Aarons and Colangelo, JJ., concur.
ENTER:

Robert D. Mayberger
Clerk of the Court