Legal Opinion

People v. Knight

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

Decided May 2, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Application by the *480appellant 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 19, 1993 (People v Knight, 192 AD2d 676 [1993]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered September 18, 1990.

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]). Prudenti, P.J., Florio, H. Miller and S. Miller, 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. KnightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993