Legal Opinion

People v. Cooper

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

Decided November 17, 2003Published

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 May 28, 2002 (People v Cooper, 294 AD2d 592 [2002]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered March 1, 1999.

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]). Florio, J.P., Smith, Krausman and Townes, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. CooperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002