People ex rel. Lifrieri v. Lee

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 70 for a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner appeals from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), dated November 7, 2011, which, without a hearing, denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

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

“A writ of habeas corpus may not be used for review of issues that have been, or could have been, reviewed on direct appeal or by a postjudgment motion addressed to the court in which an underlying judgment of conviction was…