Legal Opinion

People v. Smith

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

Decided November 17, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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 December 24, 1990 (People v Smith, 168 AD2d 653), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered October 15, 1987.

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). Bracken, J. P., Rosenblatt, O’Brien and Ritter, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Smith v. McGinnisDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999