Legal Opinion

People v. Rodriguez

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

Decided June 19, 2007Published

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 September 23, 1996 (People v Rodriguez, 231 AD2d 650 [1996]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered July 12, 1994.

*742Ordered 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, P.J., Miller, Schmidt and Florio, 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. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996