General

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gjelosh Joseph Rukaj, Appellant

292 A.D.2d 400738 N.Y.S.2d 602·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·2002·NY

Brief incoming

Hand-reviewed Bluebook brief (procedural posture, facts, issue, holding, reasoning, dissent) ships once the AI generation pipeline runs through this case. Join the waitlist to get notified when 1L briefs go live.

Opinion

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gjelosh Joseph Rukaj, Appellant. [738 NYS2d 602] [MAJORITY] Application by the appellant for a writ of coram nobis to vacate, on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, a decision and order of this Court dated November 15, 1999 (People v Rukaj, 266 AD2d 407), affirming a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County, rendered June 3, 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). Ritter, J.P., Santucci, O’Brien and Friedmann, JJ., concur.