Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Nasr Abdul Aziz, Also Known as Raymond Gilliard, Appellant, v. Warden of Clinton Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-06-02
Citations: 205 A.D.2d 825
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Nasr Abdul Aziz, Also Known as Raymond Gilliard, Appellant, v Warden of Clinton Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 205
Pages: 825–826

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Nasr Abdul Aziz, Also Known as Raymond Gilliard, Appellant, v Warden of Clinton Correctional Facility, Respondent.
[615 NYS2d 298]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Lewis, J.), entered September 9, 1993 in Clinton County, which denied petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 70, without a hearing.
We reject petitioner's contention that Supreme Court erred in denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus. As the court noted, habeas corpus relief is not available where the issues raised could have been advanced on direct appeal or by way of a CPL article 440 motion. The issue involved in this petition, attendance of a pro se defendant at sidebar conferences, could be raised by a postjudgment motion and the allegations do not warrant a departure from traditional orderly procedure.
Mercure, J. P., Crew III, White, Casey and Yesawich Jr., JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs.