Platten v. New York State Board of Parole

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Ryba, J.), entered February 3, 2017 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent denying petitioner’s request for parole release.

Petitioner is serving a prison sentence of 20 years to life for the crime of murder in the second degree. Petitioner’s conviction stemmed from the fact that, in 1988, he twice shot the mother of his child with a shotgun, killing her. In June 2016, petitioner made an appearance before respondent. At the conclusion of the…