Legal Opinion

People v. Cole

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

Decided February 6, 2013Published

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 February 13, 1996 (People v Cole, 224 AD2d 540 [1996]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered July 7, 1992.

*664Ordered 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.P., Rivera, Skelos 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. ColeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996