Legal Opinion

People v. Musgrove

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

Decided October 12, 2004Published

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 May 24, 1999 (People v Musgrove, 261 AD2d 640 [1999]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, rendered April 16, 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]). Ritter, J.P., Santucci, Florio and Smith, 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. MusgroveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999