Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number 2002-01264 Judges Robert J. Miller See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. NICHOLAS ZIMMERMAN, 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).