Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number 1998-02195. Attorney(S) Ameer Lawson, Dannemora, N.Y., appellant pro se. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano Emil Bricker of counsel), for Robert DiDio, Kew Gardens, N.Y., former appellate Judges William F. Mastro See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. AMEER LAWSON, Appellant. 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).