Opinion
No. 1997-06716.
March 22, 2011.
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 December 4, 2000 ( People v Smith, 278 AD2d 259), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered July 14, 1997.
Roland Smith, Napanoch, N.Y., appellant pro se.
Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Diane R. Eisner of counsel), for respondent.
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).