Opinion
No. 2003-10875.
February 13, 2008.
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 October 11, 2005 ( People v Ackridge, 22 AD3d 593), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County, rendered October 8, 2003.
Ronald Ackridge, Valhalla, N.Y., appellant pro se.
Janet DiFiore, District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Lois Cullen Valerio of counsel), for respondent.
Joseph A. Vita, Port Chester, N.Y., former appellate counsel.
Before: Prudenti, P.J., Spolzino, Fisher and Lifson, 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 [2004]).