Legal Opinion
Burress v. Dennison
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 8, 2007PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), entered June 26, 2006 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of the Board of Parole denying petitioner’s request for parole release.
Petitioner was convicted of numerous crimes arising from a 1977 incident during which he drove an acquaintance to a hotel for the purpose of committing a robbery and the acquaintance fatally shot a police officer. He currently is serving 20 years to life in prison upon his most serious conviction of murder in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- MATTER OF SILMON v. TravisNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- Russo v. New York State Board of ParoleNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Rivera v. DennisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Wood v. DennisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Cody v. DennisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Gordon v. New York State Board of ParoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Mackenzie v. EvansAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012