People ex rel. Caroselli v. Goord

—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Hemmett, Jr., J.), entered April 20, 1999 in Washington County, which dismissed petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 70, without a hearing.

Petitioner, having been found guilty of attempted robbery in the first degree, commenced this proceeding for a writ of habeas corpus contending that the People failed to legally establish the attempted robbery charge and that he was denied due process and effective assistance of counsel. Supreme Court dismissed the petition and we affirm. Given that the…