People v. Whitfield
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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 June 9, 1997 (People v Whitfield, 240 AD2d 522), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered April 4, 1995.
Ordered that the application is denied.
The appellant failed to establish that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel (see, Jones v Barnes, 463 US 745). Bracken, P. J., O’Brien, Krausman and Smith, JJ., concur.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- People v. WhitfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997