Legal Opinion

People v. Strickland

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

Decided May 12, 2003Published

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 February 4, 2002 (People v Strickland, 291 AD2d 420 [2002]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered September 7, 2000.

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]). Prudenti, P.J., Florio, H. Miller and Townes, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. StricklandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002