Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Thomas R. Kitchen, Appellant, v. Janice White, as Superintendent of Manhattan House of Detention, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-02-27
Citations: 158 A.D.2d 437
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Thomas R. Kitchen, Appellant, v Janice White, as Superintendent of Manhattan House of Detention, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 158
Pages: 437–437

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Thomas R. Kitchen, Appellant, v Janice White, as Superintendent of Manhattan House of Detention, Respondent.

Opinion:
After a bench trial, appellant was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon, in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. He thereafter brought a petition for a writ of habeas corpus claiming that he had been denied his statutory right to testify before the Grand Jury. A writ of habeas corpus is an inappropriate method to review issues which may be raised on direct appeal. (People ex rel. Goss v Smith, 69 NY2d 727.) Concur— Sullivan, J. P., Carro, Rosenberger, Ellerin and Smith, JJ.