Opinion
No. 2008-10665.
June 21, 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 November 6, 2000 ( People v Valdez, 277 AD2d 262), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered July 31, 1997.
Santiago Valdez, Stormville, N.Y., appellant pro se.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, and Anastasia Spanakos of counsel), for respondent.
Before: Rivera, J.P., Skelos, Dillon and Covello, 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).