Padilla v. Travis

—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Ceresia, Jr., J.), entered February 14, 2000 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 pleaded guilty to one count each of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and is currently serving concurrent prison sentences of IV2 to 3 years and 2 to 6 years, respectively. In April 1999, petitioner’s application…