Butler v. New York State Division of Parole

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Feldstein, J.), entered March 24, 2009 in Clinton County, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to annul a determination of the Board of Parole denying petitioner’s request for parole release.

Petitioner is an inmate serving sentences for numerous convictions, including multiple prison terms of 15 years to life. At his first appearance before the Board of Parole in 2007, the Board denied his request for parole release and ordered that he be held an additional 24 months. Petitioner commenced this…