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People ex Rel. Kelly v. Smith

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 7, 1977
57 A.D.2d 702 (N.Y. App. Div. 1977)

Opinion

April 7, 1977

Appeal from the Wyoming County Court.

Present — Moule, J.P., Cardamone, Simons, Dillon and Witmer, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Relator, who is presently serving a 25 year to life sentence, instituted a habeas corpus proceeding claiming that he was improperly sentenced because the sentencing court was misinformed with respect to a Federal conviction contained in his probation report and which was subsequently reversed on appeal. Habeas corpus is not the appropriate proceeding to remedy any claimed error of a sentencing court particularly when relator, as here, is legally and properly held on an unrelated sentence (People ex rel. Ganci v Henderson, 51 A.D.2d 888). It is not clear from the record before us whether relator has pursued an appeal from his conviction; if not, the propriety of his sentence properly may be raised at that time. Assuming that his appeal has been heard, however, County Court correctly denied relator's application without prejudice to his moving for resentencing under CPL 440.20.


Summaries of

People ex Rel. Kelly v. Smith

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 7, 1977
57 A.D.2d 702 (N.Y. App. Div. 1977)
Case details for

People ex Rel. Kelly v. Smith

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. MICHAEL KELLY, Appellant, v…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Apr 7, 1977

Citations

57 A.D.2d 702 (N.Y. App. Div. 1977)