Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David Watkins, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-09-30
Citations: 231 A.D.2d 750
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Watkins, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 231
Pages: 750–751

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Watkins, Appellant.
[647 NYS2d 1000]

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 June 5, 1989 (People v Watkins, 151 AD2d 525), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, rendered October 29, 1987.
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., Thompson, Sullivan and Krausman, JJ., concur.