Gonzague v. New York State Board of Parole

— Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered October 19, 1976 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, seeking an annulment of respondent’s determination denying him a release on parole. In this proceeding petitioner challenges respondent’s decision in March of 1976 to deny him release on parole at that time. Basically, he argues that respondent’s action was arbitrary and constituted an abuse of its discretion because he was not given an adequate reason for the denial of parole. Finding that this…