Opinion
1998-05239
September 15, 2003.
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 January 28, 2002 ( People v. Almonte, 290 A.D.2d 559), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered May 5, 1998.
Juan Almonte, Stormville, N.Y., appellant pro se.
Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Adam S. Charnoff of counsel), for respondent.
Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Sarah J. Berger of counsel), former appellate counsel.
Before: A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J., MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, SONDRA MILLER, BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
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).
PRUDENTI, P.J., ALTMAN, S. MILLER and COZIER, JJ., concur.