Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Linden, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-03-04
Citations: 171 A.D.2d 694
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Linden, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 171
Pages: 694–694

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Linden, Appellant.

Opinion:
Application by the defendant for a writ or error coram nobis to vacate a decision and order of this court dated May 30, 1989 (People v Linden, 150 AD2d 801), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Rosato, J.), rendered November 12, 1986, on the ground of the ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.
Ordered that the application is denied.
The defendant has failed to establish he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel. We will not second-guess the reasonable professional judgments of counsel that colorable but nonetheless weak arguments should be omitted (see, Jones v Barnes, 463 US 745). Brown, J. P., Sullivan, Harwood and Balletta, JJ., concur.