Legal Opinion

People v. Almonte

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

Decided May 17, 1999Published

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 January 16, 1996 {People v Almonte, 223 AD2d 593), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered July 23, 1992.

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). Mangano, P. J., Bracken, S. Miller and Altman, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. AlmonteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996