Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Dwight Hendy, Appellant, v. Arthur Leonardo, as Superintendent of Great Meadow Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-05-09
Citations: 173 A.D.2d 992
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Dwight Hendy, Appellant, v Arthur Leonardo, as Superintendent of Great Meadow Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 173
Pages: 992–992

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Dwight Hendy, Appellant, v Arthur Leonardo, as Superintendent of Great Meadow Correctional Facility, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Berke, J.), entered August 23, 1990 in Washington County, which denied petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 70, without a hearing.
Supreme Court properly denied petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus insofar as his allegations concerning his indictment and conviction were or could have been raised on direct appeal or by way of a CPL article 440 motion (see, People ex rel. Rosado v Miles, 138 AD2d 808). In addition, the allegations in his petition do not warrant a departure from traditional orderly procedure (see, People ex rel. Grady v LeFevre, 152 AD2d 850, lv denied 75 NY2d 702). Finally, it is well settled that a writ of habeas corpus is an improper vehicle for testing a claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel (see, People ex rel. Grant v Scully, 133 AD2d 359).
Judgment affirmed, without costs. Casey, J. P., Mikoll, Yesawich, Jr., Mercure and Crew III, JJ., concur.