People v. Dotson

Full title: THE PEOPLE, ETC, RESPONDENT v. LAWRENCE DOTSON, APPELLANT

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 9, 2001

287 A.D.2d 518 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

731 N.Y.S.2d 397

Opinion

(Ind. No. 274/91)

October 9, 2001.

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 December 13, 1993 (People v. Dotson, 199 A.D.2d 334), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, rendered June 17, 1992.

Lawrence Dotson, Comstock, N.Y., appellant pro se.

William L. Murphy, District Attorney, Staten Island, N.Y. (David Frey of counsel), for respondent.

Before: CORNELIUS J. O'BRIEN, J.P., FRED T. SANTUCCI, GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN, 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).

O'BRIEN, J.P., SANTUCCI, KRAUSMAN and COZIER, JJ., concur.