Legal Opinion

People v. Ames

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

Decided July 10, 2013Published

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 June 13, 2012 (People v Ames, 96 AD3d 867 [2012]), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County, rendered January 25, 2010.

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, 463 US 745 [1983]; People v Stultz, 2 NY3d 277 [2004]). Dillon, J.P., Dickerson, Hall and Sgroi, 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. AmesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012