Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Covington, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-06-03
Citations: 52 A.D.3d 526
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Covington, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 52
Pages: 526–527

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Covington, Appellant.
[857 NYS2d 918]

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 July 9, 2001 (People v Covington, 285 AD2d 515 [2001]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered December 2, 1998.
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 [1983]; People v Stultz, 2 NY3d 277 [2004]). Prudenti, P.J., Mastro, Rivera and Spolzino, JJ., concur.