Legal Opinion

People v. Sheffield

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

Decided June 18, 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 March 31, 1986 (People v Sheffield, 118 AD2d 882 [1986]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Rockland County, rendered March 24, 1983.

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]).

Rivera, J.P, Balkin, Hall 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. SheffieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986