Legal Opinion

People v. Torres

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

Decided November 24, 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 March 13, 1995 (People v Torres, 213 AD2d 503), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered March 22, 1993.

Ordered that the application is denied.

*587The appellant has failed to establish that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel (see, Jones v Barnes, 463 US 745). O’Brien, J. P., Ritter, Copertino and Thompson, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995