Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Melvin v. Warden Orange County Jail

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

Decided May 31, 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— In a habeas corpus proceeding, petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Buell, J.), dated September 27, 1982, which dismissed the writ. Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements. It is well settled that habeas corpus is not to serve as a substitute for an appeal (see, e.g., People ex rel. Frazier v Coombe, 87 AD2d 904). The issues raised by petitioner in his application for habeas corpus relief can be developed in his appeal from the judgment of conviction. Accordingly, we hold that it was not improper for the Supreme Court, Orange County, to dismiss…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People ex rel. Frazier v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Williams v. ScullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. People ex rel. Shirley X.S. v. Forrest R.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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