Legal Opinion

People v. Brown

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

Decided April 8, 2008Published

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 September 20, 1999 (People v Brown, 264 AD2d 781 [1999]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered June 20, 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, P.J., Rivera, Spolzino and Ritter, 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. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999