Legal Opinion

People v. Richards

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

Decided June 15, 2016No. 1996-07904Published

1Opinion of the Court

Application by the appellant for a writ of error cor am nobis to vacate, on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, a decision and order of this court dated August 5, 1985 (People v Richards, 112 AD2d 957 [1985]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered January 4, 1983.

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]).

Leventhal, J.P., Miller, Duffy and Connolly, 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. RichardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985