Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Derek Simmons, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2014-08-20
Citations: 120 A.D.3d 719
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Derek Simmons, Appellant.
Judges: Mastro, J.E, Leventhal, Sgroi and Hinds-Radix, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 120
Pages: 719–720

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Derek Simmons, Appellant.
[990 NYS2d 858]

Opinion:
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 17, 2011, (.People v Simmons, 84 AD3d 1120 [2011]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered November 19, 2008.
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]).
Mastro, J.E, Leventhal, Sgroi and Hinds-Radix, JJ., concur.