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Writs of Coram Nobis Alleging Ineffective Assistance Not Available In the Three Specific Cases Before the Court Involving the Failure to File Notices of Appeal and the Failure to Make a “Leave to Appeal” Application to the Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Graffeo, over a partial dissent, determined that a writ of coram nobis was not available to two defendants who alleged their attorneys failed to file timely notices of appeal, and to a third defendant who alleged his attorney's failure to make a criminal “leave to appeal” application to the Court of Appeals.  The opinion explains the history of the use of “writs of coram nobis” in this context. People v Andrews, 2014 NY Slip Op 04233, CtApp 6-12-14

 

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