Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Duamutef v. Dalsheim

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 30, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

In a habeas corpus proceeding, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Bernhard, J.), dated April 23, 1993, which denied the application.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

A habeas corpus proceeding is not proper in the present case because even if the petitioner’s claims were meritorious, the only remedy would be a new trial, not immediate release from prison (see, People ex. rel. Fisher v Leonardo, 200 AD2d 844). Therefore, the application was properly denied. Sullivan, J. P., Miller, Copertino, Joy and Friedmann, JJ.,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People ex rel. Fisher v. LeonardoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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