Hall v. New York State Division of Parole

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Devine, J.), entered May 4, 2009 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, sentenced as a persistent violent felony offender, is currently serving a prison sentence of 6 years to life after his 1997 conviction of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. In April 2008, petitioner made his fourth appearance before the Board of Parole and was again denied parole release…