Opinion
2006-03262, Ind. No. 5662/05.
05-25-2016
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Damien ADAMS, appellant.
Damien Adams, Ossining, NY, appellant pro se. Kenneth P. Thompson, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Sholom J. Twersky of counsel), for respondent. Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, NY (Erica Horwitz of counsel), former appellate counsel.
Damien Adams, Ossining, NY, appellant pro se.
Kenneth P. Thompson, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Sholom J. Twersky of counsel), for respondent. Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, NY (Erica Horwitz of counsel), former appellate counsel.
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 October 7, 2008 (People v. Adams, 55 A.D.3d 616, 867 N.Y.S.2d 450 ), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered March 15, 2006.
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 ).
BALKIN, J.P., DICKERSON, SGROI and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.