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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. DOMINIC M. FRANZA, Appellant, v. WILLIAM R. LAPE, as Superintendent of Coxsackie Correctional Facility, Respondent.

Petitioner, who is serving a lengthy prison term following his 1992 conviction of three counts of attempted murder in the second degree and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree ( People v Franza, 239 AD2d 201, lv denied 90 NY2d 904), commenced this CPLR article 70 proceeding seeking a writ of habeas corpus alleging that the trial court lacked jurisdiction because the underlying indictment was procured by fraud. Habeas corpus relief does not lie where, as here, the arguments advanced could have been raised either upon a direct appeal from the judgment of conviction or in the context of a collateral motion ( see People ex rel. Smith v Burge, 11 AD3d 907, 907-908, lv denied 4 NY3d 701; People ex rel. Charles v DeAngelo, 263 AD2d 796, 797). Notably, the record reflects that similar issues were the subject of a previous — and unsuccessful — CPL article 440 motion, as well as a federal application for habeas corpus relief. Under these circumstances, and in light of the fact that the record discloses no extraordinary circumstances that would warrant a departure from traditional orderly procedure, Supreme Court's judgment is affirmed ( see People ex rel. Walsh v Sabourin, 305 AD2d 759, 759; People ex rel. Brown v People, 295 AD2d 834, 835, lv denied 98 NY2d 613, cert denied 537 US 1175).

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs.

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PEOPLE v. LAPE
(Apr 16, 2009)