People v. Lewis, 2008–01851

• Decision Date: 13 December 2017
• Docket Number: Ind. 07–00146,2008–01851
• Parties: The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Leo M. LEWIS, Jr., appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

156 A.D.3d 726

64 N.Y.S.3d 919 (Mem)

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent,

v.Leo M. LEWIS, Jr., appellant.

2008–01851

Ind. 07–00146

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

December 13, 2017

Leo M. Lewis, Jr., Napanoch, NY, appellant pro se.

Thomas P. Zugibe, District Attorney, New City, N.Y. (Carrie A. Ciganek of counsel), for respondent.

James D. Licata, New City, N.Y. (Ellen O'Hara Woods of counsel), former appellate counsel.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P., JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, LEONARD B. AUSTIN, JEFFREY A. COHEN, 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 April 6, 2010 ( People v. Lewis, 72 A.D.3d 705, 898 N.Y.S.2d 232 ), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County, rendered February 11, 2008.

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 ).

MASTRO, J.P., LEVENTHAL, AUSTIN and COHEN, JJ., concur.