It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Supreme Court properly dismissed the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The contention of petitioner that he was improperly sentenced as a persistent violent felony offender 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 does not lie (see People ex rel...
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