Legal Opinion

People v. Washington

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

Decided November 19, 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 September 14, 1998 (People v Washington, 253 AD2d 777), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered June 22, 1995.

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). Ritter, J. P., Altman, Goldstein and Florio, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998