People v. Vargas , 918 N.Y.2d 739 ( 2011 )

The appellant has failed to establish that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel (see Jones v Barnes, 463 US 745 [1983]; People v Stultz, 2 NY3d 277 [2004]). Prudenti, PJ, Mastro, Rivera and Florio, JJ., concur.