Opinion
11-30-2016
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Jose MODESTE, appellant.
Jose Modeste, Ossining, N.Y., appellant pro se. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, Ellen C. Abbot, and Jonathan V. Brewer of counsel), for respondent. Andrew J. Schatkin, Jericho, N.Y., former appellate counsel (no memorandum filed).
Jose Modeste, Ossining, N.Y., appellant pro se.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, Ellen C. Abbot, and Jonathan V. Brewer of counsel), for respondent.
Andrew J. Schatkin, Jericho, N.Y., former appellate counsel (no memorandum filed).
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 February 9, 1998 (People v. Modeste, 247 A.D.2d 491, 667 N.Y.S.2d 946 ), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered December 23, 1993.
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 U.S. 745, 103 S.Ct. 3308, 77 L.Ed.2d 987 ; People v. Stultz, 2 N.Y.3d 277, 778 N.Y.S.2d 431, 810 N.E.2d 883 ).
HALL, J.P., SGROI, MALTESE and DUFFY, JJ., concur.