Legal Opinion

People v. Dotson

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

Decided October 9, 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 December 13, 1993 (People v Dotson, 199 AD2d 334), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, rendered June 17, 1992.

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). O’Brien, J. P., Santucci, Krausman and Cozier, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. DotsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993