Opinion
12-23-2016
The PEOPLE of the State of New York ex rel. Quincy NOLLEY, Petitioner–Appellant, v. Anthony ANNUCCI, Acting Commissioner, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Respondent–Respondent.
Wyoming County–Attica Legal Aid Bureau, Warsaw (Norman P. Effman of Counsel), for Petitioner–Appellant. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Heather McKay of Counsel), for Respondent–Respondent.
Wyoming County–Attica Legal Aid Bureau, Warsaw (Norman P. Effman of Counsel), for Petitioner–Appellant.
Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Heather McKay of Counsel), for Respondent–Respondent.
PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., CENTRA, LINDLEY, NEMOYER, AND TROUTMAN, JJ.
MEMORANDUM: Petitioner appeals from a judgment dismissing his petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner failed to preserve for our review his contention that respondent failed to discharge his responsibility, pursuant to Correction Law § 601–a, to notify the sentencing court of the alleged discrepancy between the sentencing minutes and the sentence and commitment order (see generally People ex rel. Mitchell v. Cully, 63 A.D.3d 1679, 1679, 880 N.Y.S.2d 595, lv. denied 13 N.Y.3d 708, 2009 WL 3350122 ). In any event, habeas corpus relief is not available because petitioner would not be entitled to immediate release based upon respondent's alleged failure to comply with the statute (see People ex rel. Shannon v. Khahaifa, 74 A.D.3d 1867, 1867, 901 N.Y.S.2d 883, lv. dismissed 15 N.Y.3d 868, 910 N.Y.S.2d 34, 936 N.E.2d 916 ). We decline to exercise our power under CPLR 103(c) to convert this proceeding into a CPLR article 78 proceeding to address that unpreserved contention (see Matter of Johnson v. Fischer, 104 A.D.3d 1004, 1005, 960 N.Y.S.2d 559 ).
We likewise reject petitioner's request that we convert this proceeding to a CPLR article 78 proceeding and direct that he be resentenced to correct the alleged discrepancy between the sentencing minutes and the sentence and commitment order. Although petitioner sought that relief in his petition, he failed to join the sentencing court as a necessary party, and respondent had no authority to alter the sentence and commitment order (see Matter of Reed v. Annucci, 133 A.D.3d 1334, 1335, 19 N.Y.S.3d 453 ). Because respondent is conclusively bound by that order and his calculation of the sentence is consistent therewith, petitioner's remedy, if any, is an appropriate proceeding before the sentencing court (see Matter of Jackson v. Fischer, 132 A.D.3d 1038, 1039, 18 N.Y.S.3d 192 ; People ex rel. Davidson v. Kelly, 193 A.D.2d 1140, 1141, 600 N.Y.S.2d 658 ).
It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.