Legal Opinion

People v. Bouknight

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

Decided April 16, 2014Published

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 November 15, 2011 (.People v Bouknight, 89 AD3d 957 [2011]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered September 24, 2008.

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]). Dillon, J.E, Dickerson, Roman and Miller, 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. BouknightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011