Legal Opinion

People v. Smith

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

Decided November 6, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Application by the appellant for a writ of error coram nobis to vacate a decision and order of this Court dated April 25, 1988 (People v Smith, 139 AD2d 783), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered November 26, 1984, on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.

Ordered that the application is denied.

The defendant has failed to establish that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel (see, Jones v Barnes, 463 US 745). Sullivan, J. P., Balletta, Rosenblatt and Thompson, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988