Legal Opinion

People v. Thomas

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

Decided May 24, 2017No. 2013-07496Published

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 24, 2015 (People v Thomas, 129 AD3d 1110 [2015]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, rendered July 12, 2013.

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]).

Mastro, J.P., Chambers, Maltese and Duffy, 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. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015