Opinion
06-14-2017
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Michael PEOPLES, appellant.
Michael Peoples, Stormville, NY, appellant pro se. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, Nancy Fitzpatrick Talcott, and Deborah E. Wassel of counsel), for respondent. Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, NY (Dina Zloczower of counsel), former appellate counsel.
Michael Peoples, Stormville, NY, appellant pro se.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, Nancy Fitzpatrick Talcott, and Deborah E. Wassel of counsel), for respondent.
Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, NY (Dina Zloczower of counsel), former appellate counsel.
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 March 18, 2015 (People v. Peoples, 126 A.D.3d 919, 4 N.Y.S.3d 309 ), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered May 9, 2013.
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 ).
DILLON, J.P., LEVENTHAL, SGROI and HINDS–RADIX, JJ., concur.