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People v Cepeda (Jorge)
2014 NY Slip Op 50388(U) [42 Misc 3d 148(A)]
Decided on March 19, 2014
Appellate Term, First Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports.


Decided on March 19, 2014
SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE TERM, FIRST DEPARTMENT

PRESENT: Torres, J.P., Shulman, Hunter, Jr., JJ
13-137.

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, - -

against

Jorge Cepeda, Defendant-Appellant.


Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (Erika M. Edwards, J.), rendered August 8, 2012, convicting him, upon a plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and imposing sentence.


Per Curiam.

Appeal from judgment (Erika M. Edwards, J.), rendered August 8, 2012, held in abeyance, motion by assigned counsel to be relieved denied without prejudice to renewal, and counsel directed to communicate with defendant forthwith concerning his willingness or unwillingness to seek vacatur of his plea and the possible consequences of pursuing an appeal, and advising him that he has 60 days from the date of this order to file a pro se supplemental brief. (See
People v Alexander, appeal numbered 12-413, decided herewith.)

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.
Decision Date: March 19, 2014