Legal Opinion

People v. Blackmon

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

Decided November 24, 2009Published

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 20, 2005 (People v Blackmon, 19 AD3d 611 [2005]), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County, rendered November 26, 2001.

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., Mastro, Rivera and Santucci, 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. BlackmonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005