Opinion
No. 2001-07226.
September 16, 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 April 21, 2003 ( People v Land, 304 AD2d 774), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Orange County, rendered August 3, 2001.
Ricky Land, Pine City, N.Y., appellant pro se.
Francis D. Phillips II, District Attorney, Goshen, N.Y. (Andrew R. Kass of counsel), for respondent. John P. Savoca, White Plains, N.Y., for former appellate counsel Laurie T. McDermott.
Before: Prudenti, P.J., Mastro, Rivera and Skelos, 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).