Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2002

People v. Covington

People v. Covington
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided May 28, 2002
294 A.D.2d 593; 742 N.Y.S.2d 571; 2002 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5555
People v. Covington

Opinion of the Court

—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 9, 2001 (People v Covington, 285 AD2d 515, Iv denied 97 NY2d 655), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered December 2, 1998.

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). Smith, J.P., O’Brien, Townes and Cozier, JJ., concur.

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