Legal Opinion

People v. Lewis

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

Decided June 3, 2015No. 1999-09334Published

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 June 25, 2001 (People v Lewis, 284 AD2d 553 [2001]), affirming a judgment of the County-Court, Orange County, rendered October 1, 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]).

Hall, J.P., Sgroi, Miller and Hinds-Radix, 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. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001