Legal Opinion

People v. Abreu

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

Decided January 10, 2005Published

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 March 24, 2003 (People v Abreu, 303 AD2d 685 [2003]), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County, rendered January 26, 2000.

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]). Schmidt, J.P., Santucci, Krausman and Crane, 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. AbreuAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003