Legal Opinion

People v. Claggett

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

Decided May 29, 2001Published

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 April 13, 1992 (People v Claggett, 182 AD2d 694), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, rendered May 1, 1990.

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). Schmidt, J. P., Adams, Crane and Cozier, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. ClaggettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992