Opinion
2015–10759 Ind.No. 1340/14
12-18-2019
The PEOPLE, etc., Respondent, v. James LAROCHE, Appellant.
James LaRoche, Coxsackie, NY, appellant pro se. Timothy D. Sini, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Lauren Tan of counsel), for respondent. Laurette D. Mulry, Riverhead, N.Y. (Felice B. Milani of counsel), former appellate counsel.
James LaRoche, Coxsackie, NY, appellant pro se.
Timothy D. Sini, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Lauren Tan of counsel), for respondent.
Laurette D. Mulry, Riverhead, N.Y. (Felice B. Milani of counsel), former appellate counsel.
RUTH C. BALKIN, J.P., CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, LEONARD B. AUSTIN, HECTOR D. LASALLE, 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, 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., CHAMBERS, AUSTIN and LASALLE, JJ., concur.