Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Tommy Jackson, Appellant, v. New York State Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-02-06
Citations: 125 A.D.3d 1329
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Tommy Jackson, Appellant, v New York State Department of Corrections, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 125
Pages: 1329–1329

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Tommy Jackson, Appellant, v New York State Department of Corrections, Respondent.
[999 NYS2d 794]—

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment (denominated order) of the Supreme Court, Wyoming County (Mark H. Dadd, A. J.), dated September 9, 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 pursuant to CPLR article 70 seeking habeas corpus relief. Petitioner alleged that his imprisonment is unlawful on the grounds that the persistent felony offender statutes (Penal Law § 70.10; CPL 400.20) violate the United States and New York State Constitutions, and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel with respect to a prior conviction. As a preliminary matter, we note that petitioner's challenge to the constitutionality of the statutes was made without the requisite notice to the Attorney General (see People v Korber, 89 AD3d 1543, 1543-1544 [2011], lv denied 19 NY3d 864 [2012]). In any event, Supreme Court properly denied the petition without a hearing. The allegations raised in the petition either have been, or could have been, raised in prior appeals or in motions pursuant to CPL article 440 (see People v Jackson, 119 AD3d 1346, 1347 [2014]; People v Jackson, 71 AD3d 1457, 1458 [2010], lv dismissed in part and denied in part 17 NY3d 774 [2011]; People v Jackson, 262 AD2d 1031, 1031-1032 [1999], lv denied 94 NY2d 881 [2000]). Thus, habeas corpus relief is not available (see People ex rel. Tuszynski v Stallone, 117 AD3d 1472, 1472 [2014], lv denied 23 NY3d 908 [2014]; People ex rel. Lanfair v Corcoran, 60 AD3d 1351, 1351 [2009], lv denied 12 NY3d 714 [2009]). Present — Scudder, P.J., Smith, Valentino, Whalen and DeJoseph, JJ.