People v. Howard

Application by the appellant for a writ of error coram nobis to vacate a decision and order of this Court dated September 11, 2000 (People v Howard, 275 AD2d 721 [2000]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, rendered September 28, 1998, on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. By decision and order of this Court dated December 29, 2003, the appellant was granted leave to serve and file a brief on the issue of whether his convictions of criminal use of a firearm in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, and criminal…