Opinion
July 29, 1991
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.).
Upon the papers filed in support of the application and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is
Ordered that the application is denied.
The defendant has failed to establish that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel. Contrary to the defendant's specific contention, his appellate counsel did not disparage any of the claims that the defendant wished to raise on his appeal (cf., People v Vasquez, 70 N.Y.2d 1). Further, the defendant has not identified any argument which counsel could have but unreasonably failed to raise on the direct appeal (see, Jones v Barnes, 463 U.S. 745). Mangano, P.J., Thompson, Kunzeman and Lawrence, JJ., concur.