People v. Pitre

Full title: The People of the State of New York, respondent, v. John Pitre, appellant.

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

Date published: Nov 18, 2015

2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 8442 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)

Opinion

2011-01969

11-18-2015

The People of the State of New York, respondent, v. John Pitre, appellant.

John Pitre, Stormville, N.Y., appellant pro se. Kenneth P. Thompson, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Thomas M. Ross of counsel; Matthis Chiroux on the motion), for respondent. Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Barry Stendig of counsel), former appellate counsel.

MARK C. DILLON, J.P.

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS

SHERI S. ROMAN

JEFFREY A. COHEN, JJ. (Ind. No. 4339/08)

John Pitre, Stormville, N.Y., appellant pro se.

Kenneth P. Thompson, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Thomas M. Ross of counsel; Matthis Chiroux on the motion), for respondent.

Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Barry Stendig of counsel), former appellate counsel.

DECISION & ORDER

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 July 10, 2013 (People v Pitre, 108 AD3d 643), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered February 17, 2011.

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).

DILLON, J.P., CHAMBERS, ROMAN and COHEN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court