Petitioner commenced this habeas corpus proceeding seeking his release from prison on the ground that the indictment underlying his murder convictions was defective. Habeas corpus is not a proper remedy where the allegations in the petition could have been raised either in a CPL article 440 motion or on direct appeal (see, People ex rel. Woodard v Berry,
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