Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Kenneth Goss, Appellant, v. Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1986-01-24
Citations: 116 A.D.2d 968
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Kenneth Goss, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 116
Pages: 968–969

Head Matter:
Fourth Department,
January, 1986
(January 24, 1986)
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Kenneth Goss, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.

Opinion:
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Relator was convicted of attempted murder and related offenses. He claims that the indictment underlying these charges should have been dismissed pursuant to CPL 730.50 (4) once an order was issued directing the Commissioner of Mental Hygiene to release or civilly commit him. Relator, however, neither moved to dismiss the indictment on this ground (see, CPL 210.20 [1] [a], [h]; [3]), nor raised the issue on a prior appeal (People v Goss, 88 AD2d 1111). A writ of habeas corpus is inappropriate to review issues which could have been raised on appeal but were not (see, People ex rel. Douglas v Vincent, 67 AD2d 587, 589, affd 50 NY2d 901; People ex rel. Barnes v Smith, 70 AD2d 764, lv denied 48 NY2d 602; cf. People ex rel. Keitt v McMann, 18 NY2d 257, 262). In any event, were we to reach the merits, we would affirm for the reasons stated at Special Term. (Appeal from judgment of Supreme Court, Wyoming County, Dadd, J. — habeas corpus.) Present — Dillon, P. J., Doerr, Boomer, Green and Pine, JJ.