Legal Opinion

People v. Espejo

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

Decided October 13, 1998Published

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 March 17, 1997 (People v Espejo, 237 AD2d 458), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered September 14, 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). Thompson, J. P., Florio, McGinity and Luciano, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. EspejoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997