Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas McDonald, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-12-20
Citations: 267 A.D.2d 406
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas McDonald, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 267
Pages: 406–406

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas McDonald, Appellant.
[700 NYS2d 743]

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 September 23, 1996 (People v McDonald, 231 AD2d 647), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered June 7, 1988.
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). Mangano, P. J., S. Miller, Joy and McGinity, JJ., concur.