Opinion
No. 2008-07132.
September 13, 2011.
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 February 15, 2011 ( People v Pearce, 81 AD3d 856), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, rendered July 23, 2008.
Christopher Pearce, Pine City, N.Y., appellant pro se.
Kathleen M. Rice, District Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Judith R. Sternberg and Ilisa Fleischer of counsel), for respondent.
Bruce R. Bekritsky, Mineola, N.Y., former appellate counsel.
Before: Covello, J.P., Eng, Chambers and Hall, 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).