Memorandum: Supreme Court properly dismissed the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner's contentions could have been raised on direct appeal from the judgment of conviction or by way of a motion pursuant to CPL article 440, and thus habeas corpus relief is unavailable (see People ex rel. Lanfair v Corcoran, ...
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