Legal Opinion

People v. Cajigas

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

Decided November 2, 2016No. 1998-11573Published

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 18, 2000 (People v Cajigas, 278 AD2d 425 [2000]), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County, rendered December 9, 1998.

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]).

Eng, P.J., Chambers, Cohen and Maltese, 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. CajigasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000