Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Willie Bethea, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-12-12
Citations: 210 A.D.2d 342
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Willie Bethea, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 210
Pages: 342–343

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Willie Bethea, Appellant.
[620 NYS2d 284]

Opinion:
—Application by the appellant for a writ of error coram nobis to vacate a determination of this Court dated May 31, 1983 (People v Bethea, 94 AD2d 982), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered August 8, 1980, on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.
Ordered that the application is denied.
The defendant has failed to establish that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel (see, Jones v Barnes, 463 US 745). Bracken, J. P., O'Brien, Pizzuto and Santucci, JJ., concur.