Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Dwight M. Dilbert, Appellant, v. Mark Bradt, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2014-05-02
Citations: 117 A.D.3d 1498
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Dwight M. Dilbert, Appellant, v Mark Bradt, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: Present—Scudder, EJ., Centra, Fahey, Sconiers and Valentino, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 117
Pages: 1498–1498

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Dwight M. Dilbert, Appellant, v Mark Bradt, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
[984 NYS2d 902]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment (denominated order) of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Penny M. Wolfgang, J.), entered January 2, 2013 in a habeas corpus proceeding. The judgment denied the petition.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this proceeding seeking a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the evidence adduced at trial was legally insufficient to support the conviction of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [2] [depraved indifference]) inasmuch as the evidence established that his acts against the victim were intentional and manifested an intent to kill. We conclude that Supreme Court properly denied the petition. " 'Habeas corpus relief is not an appropriate remedy for asserting claims that were or could have been raised on direct appeal or in a CPL article 440 motion' " (People ex rel. Martinez v Graham, 98 AD3d 1312, 1312 [2012], lv denied 20 NY3d 853 [2012]; see People ex rel. Smith v Graham, 109 AD3d 1113, 1113 [2013]; People ex rel. Lewis v Graham, 96 AD3d 1423, 1423 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 813 [2012]).
Present—Scudder, EJ., Centra, Fahey, Sconiers and Valentino, JJ.