Legal Opinion

People v. Coleman

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

Decided September 23, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

Application by the appellant pro se 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 6, 2007 (People v Coleman, 37 AD3d 491 [2007]), affirming an order of the County Court, Nassau County, entered April 5, 2005.

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]). Spolzino, J.E, Ritter, Miller and Dillon, 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. ColemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007