Opinion
2014–04793 Ind.No. 3168/11
09-02-2020
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Michael RICHARDS, appellant.
Michael Richards, Comstock, NY, appellant pro se. Timothy D. Sini, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Grazia DiVincenzo of counsel), for respondent. Laurette D. Mulry, Riverhead, N.Y. (Felice B. Milani of counsel), former appellate counsel.
Michael Richards, Comstock, NY, appellant pro se.
Timothy D. Sini, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Grazia DiVincenzo of counsel), for respondent.
Laurette D. Mulry, Riverhead, N.Y. (Felice B. Milani of counsel), former appellate counsel.
MARK C. DILLON, J.P., SYLVIA O. HINDS–RADIX, JOSEPH J. MALTESE, BETSY BARROS, JJ.
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 November 9, 2016 ( People v. Richards , 144 A.D.3d 844, 40 N.Y.S.3d ), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County, rendered April 18, 2014.
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 ).
DILLON, J.P., HINDS–RADIX, MALTESE and BARROS, JJ., concur.