Legal Opinion

People v. Dunston

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 29, 2015Published

1Opinion of the Court

Application by the appellant for a writ of error coram nobis to vacate, on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, a decision and order of this Court dated November 14, 2012 (People v Dunston, 100 AD3d 769 [2012]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered February 2, 2011.

Ordered that the application is denied.

The appellant has failed to establish that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel (see Jones v Barnes, *1062463 US 745 [1983]; People v Stultz, 2 NY3d 277 [2004]). Mastro, J.P., Austin, Roman and Cohen, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. StultzNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. People v. DunstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012