It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this proceeding seeking a writ of habeas corpus. We conclude that Supreme Court properly dismissed the petition. Habeas corpus relief is unavailable because petitioner's contention in support of the petition "could have been, or [was], raised on direct appeal or by a motion pursuant to CPL article 440" (People ex rel. Mills v Poole,
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