Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

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

Decided November 13, 2007Published

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 June 17, 1991 (People v Johnson, 174 AD2d 695 [1991]), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered December 5, 1986.

*699Ordered 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]). Miller, J.P., Schmidt, Crane and Goldstein, 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. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991