Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ricardo Topsy, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-10-30
Citations: 276 A.D.2d 811
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ricardo Topsy, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 276
Pages: 811–812

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ricardo Topsy, Appellant.
[717 NYS2d 891]

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 February 8, 1999 (People v Topsy, 258 AD2d 540), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered October 6, 1997.
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). Bracken, J. P., Krausman, Florio and Luciano, JJ., concur.