Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M297017

AFA/

HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J.

MARK C. DILLON

COLLEEN D. DUFFY

BETSY BARROS

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

2023-06253 The People, etc., respondent, v Evelyn Lopez, appellant. (Ind. No. 70275/2022)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County, rendered May 23, 2024. The appellant's motion for poor person relief and the assignment of counsel was granted on June 3, 2024, and the following named attorney was assigned to prosecute the appeal:

James D. Licata

Office of the Public Defender

11 New Hempstead Road

New City, NY 10956-3664

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that previously assigned counsel is relieved of the assignment and 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 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 pre-sentence report prepared in connection with the defendant's sentencing, including the recommendation sheet and any prior reports on the defendant which are incorporated 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 is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the

clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

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

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court