Legal Opinion

People v. Garcia

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

Decided April 23, 2014Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Application by the appellant for a writ of error co-ram nobis to vacate, on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, a decision and order of this Court dated April 3, 2012 (.People v Garcia, 94 AD3d 775 [2012]), affirming a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County, imposed October 19, 2009.

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]). Mastro, J.E, Skelos, Leventhal, Austin and Cohen, 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. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012