Legal Opinion

People v. Valentin

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

Decided November 8, 2004Published

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 15, 1998 (People v Valentin, 251 AD2d 520 [1998]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered June 26, 1996.

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]). Prudenti, PJ., Ritter, Santucci and Florio, 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. ValentinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998