Opinion
No. 1996-01247.
February 27, 2007.
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 November 2, 1998 ( People v McCormick, 255 AD2d 339), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, rendered January 4, 1996.
Maurice McCormick, Beacon, N.Y., appellant pro se.
Thomas J. Spota, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Michael Blakey of counsel), for respondent.
Before: Miller, J.P., Schmidt, Crane and Mastro, JJ.
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; People v Stultz, 2 NY3d 277).