Legal Opinion

People v. Nelson

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

Decided November 25, 1996Published

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 April 3, 1995 (People v Nelson, 214 AD2d 589), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered January 26, 1993.

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). Bracken, J. P., O’Brien, Santucci and Florio, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. NelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995