| People of State of New York v Franklin Gamero |
| Motion No: 2024-01142 WCR |
| Slip Opinion No: 2026 NY Slip Op 61368(U) |
| Decided on January 6, 2026 |
| Appellate Term, 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. |
of the State of New York for the 9th & 10th Judicial Districts
GRETCHEN WALSH, J.P.
JOSEPH R. CONWAY
MARIA VAZQUEZ-DOLES, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
| The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Franklin Gamero, Appellant. |
Motion by Thomas R. Villecco, Esq., counsel assigned to represent appellant on an appeal from a judgment of conviction of the City Court of White Plains, Westchester County, rendered October 31, 2024, to be relieved as counsel on the grounds that appellant has abandoned the appeal. By order to show cause dated June 30, 2025, appellant was directed to show cause why an order should or should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal on the ground that he had abandoned the appeal, and the motion by assigned counsel to be relieved was held in abeyance in the interim.
Upon the order to show cause and no papers having been filed in response thereto, and upon the papers filed in support of the motion by assigned counsel and no papers having been filed in opposition thereto, it is
ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the appeal is granted and the appeal is dismissed; and it is further,
ORDERED that assigned counsel's motion to be relieved is granted.
CONWAY, J., taking no part.
ENTER:
Jennifer Chan
Chief Clerk