Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Willie James Downs, Jr., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-12-02
Citations: 300 A.D.2d 316
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Willie James Downs, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 300
Pages: 316–317

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Willie James Downs, Jr., Appellant.
[751 NYS2d 743]

Opinion:
—Applica tion 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 5, 1995 (People v Downs, 216 AD2d 316), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Putnam County, rendered December 19, 1989.
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). Ritter, J.P., Santucci, Florio and S. Miller, JJ., concur.