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People ex rel. McGourty v. Senkowski
624 N.Y.S.2d 308
| N.Y. App. Div. | 1995
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—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Lewis, J.), entered April 28, 1994 in Clinton County, which denied petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 70, without a hearing.

After a jury trial, petitioner was convicted of a number of crimes, including criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and burglary in the second degree. In this proceeding, he claims that he was improperly sentenced as a persistent felon because a California burglary conviction, which was relied upon in sentencing him as a persist ent felony offender, may not be considered for purposes of enhancing a sentence in New York. We agree with Supreme Court that habeas corpus is not a proper remedy in this case. If his claim had merit, petitioner would, at most, be entitled to resentencing and not immediate release. Accordingly, habeas corpus relief does not lie.

*955Mercure, J. P., White, Casey, Peters and Spain, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs.

Case Details

Case Name: People ex rel. McGourty v. Senkowski
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Mar 30, 1995
Citation: 624 N.Y.S.2d 308
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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