Legal Opinion

People v. Ephraim

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

Decided June 24, 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 May 22, 2007 (People v Ephraim, 40 AD3d 1010 [2007]), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County, rendered April 26, 2005.

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., Fisher, Dillon and Dickerson, 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. EphraimAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007