Legal Opinion

People v. Santiago

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

Decided November 10, 1997Published

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 24, 1996 (People v Santiago, 228 AD2d 706), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered April 8, 1991, and an order of the same court, dated January 27, 1992.

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). Rosenblatt, J. P., Ritter, Copertino and Joy, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. SantiagoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996