Legal Opinion

People v. Baptiste

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

Decided October 21, 2015No. 1998-08980Published

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 October 2, 2000 (People v Baptiste, 276 AD2d 494 [2000]), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County, rendered September 29, 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]).

Hall, J.P., Sgroi, Hinds-Radix 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. BaptisteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000