Legal Opinion

People v. Murchison

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

Decided May 16, 2005Published

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 February 2, 2004 (People v Murchison, 4 AD3d 376), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered November 17, 1997.

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]). Prudenti, P.J., Cozier, Ritter and Krausman, 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. MurchisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004