Legal Opinion

People v. Tucker

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

Decided May 15, 2012Published

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 September 30, 2008 (People v Tucker, 54 AD3d 1065 [2008]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered April 2, 2004.

*1147Ordered 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, A.P.J., Rivera, Dillon and Belen, 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. TuckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008