People v. Richards

People v Richards (2020 NY Slip Op 04871) People v Richards 2020 NY Slip Op 04871 Decided on September 2, 2020 Appellate Division, Second Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. Decided on September 2, 2020 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department MARK C. DILLON, J.P. SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX JOSEPH J. MALTESE BETSY BARROS, JJ. 2014-04793 (Ind. No. 3168/11) [*1]The People of the State of New York, respondent, v Michael Richards, appellant. Michael Richards, Comstock, NY, appellant pro se. Timothy D. Sini, District Attorney, Riverhead, NY (Grazia DiVincenzo of counsel), for respondent. Laurette D. Mulry, Riverhead, NY (Felice B. Milani of counsel), former appellate counsel. 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 AD3d 844), 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 US 745; People v Stultz, 2 NY3d 277). DILLON, J.P., HINDS-RADIX, MALTESE and BARROS, JJ., concur. ENTER: Aprilanne Agostino Clerk of the Court