People v Peterson, Rahsaad
Motion No: 2025-00150
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 76002(U)
Decided on September 8, 2025
Appellate Division, Second 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.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M307720

AFA/

BETSY BARROS, J.P.

LARA J. GENOVESI

WILLIAM G. FORD

DONNA-MARIE E. GOLIA, JJ.

2025-00150

The People, etc., respondent,

v Rahsaad Peterson, appellant.

(Ind. No. 72145/2023)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the decision and order on motion of this Court dated August 15, 2025, in the above-entitled case is recalled and vacated, and the following decision and order on motion is substituted therefor:

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered December 2, 2024. 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 waiver of costs, fees, and expenses and was assigned counsel on January 27, 2025, pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law § 380.55(2), and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

N. Scott Banks

40 Main Street, 3rd Fl.

Hempstead, NY 11550

516-560-6400

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed 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:

Warren Landau

448 West Broadway

Cedarhurst, New York 11516

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.

BARROS, J.P., GENOVESI, FORD and GOLIA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court

Appellant's address:

Nassau County Jail

100 Carmen Avenue

East Meadow, NY 11554