Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Christopher Vassell, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-10-18
Citations: 265 A.D.2d 511
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Christopher Vassell, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 265
Pages: 511–511

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Christopher Vassell, Appellant.
[696 NYS2d 711]

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 19, 1997 (People v Vassell, 239 AD2d 531), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered January 5, 1995.
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). O'Brien, J. P., Goldstein, McGinity and Luciano, JJ., concur.