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For April 15, 2022 through April 21, 2022, the following preliminary appeal statements were filed:

BRYANT (CHRISTOPHER), PEOPLE v (200 AD3d 1483):
3rd Dept. App. Div. order of 12/30/21; reversal with two Justices concurring in part and dissenting in part; leave to appeal granted by Clark, J., 2/17/22; Rule 500.11 review pending; Crimes--Consolidation and Severance--Whether County Court erred in denying defendant's motion to sever weapon charge from remaining counts of indictment; Crimes--Right of Confrontation--Whether admission of victim's grand jury testimony into evidence violated defendant's right of confrontation; Crimes--Lesser Included Offense--Whether County Court erred in denying defendant's request to charge attempted assault in the third degree as a lesser included offense of assault in the third degree; County Court, Albany County convicted defendant of the crimes of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, menacing in the second degree and assault in the third degree; App. Div. reversed and remitted to County Court for new trials.

MECKLER v MOLNER (202 AD3d 507):
1st Dept. App. Div. order of 2/10/22; affirmance; sua sponte examination of whether the order appealed from finally determines the action within the meaning of the Constitution and whether any basis exists for an appeal as of right; Arbitration--Proper Forum; Supreme Court, New York County, granted plaintiff's motion to reargue, and, upon reargument, modified its prior order to designate JAMS as the arbitral forum, App. Div. affirmed.