People v. Morales

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Term should be reversed and the matter remitted to that court for further proceedings in accordance with this memorandum.

In October 2011, defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of two counts of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and other related charges. After filing a notice of appeal and executing an affidavit in support of a motion seeking permission to proceed as a poor person, defendant was deported to Honduras in November 2011. In April 2015, almost 3V2 years later, defendant’s assigned appellate counsel filed a…