Legal Opinion

People v. Edwards

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

Decided June 25, 2014Published

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 November 13, 2001 (People v Edwards, 288 AD2d 320 [2001]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered February 10, 1999.

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]).

Rivera, J.E, Balkin, Hall and 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. EdwardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001