Legal Opinion

Matter of Ward v. New York State Division of Parole

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 17, 2016No. 522863PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Zwack, J.), entered February 23, 2016 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.

In 1963, petitioner was convicted of murder in the second degree after he fatally strangled a 76-year-old woman, then stole money from her apartment and engaged in sex with her corpse. He was sentenced to a lengthy term of incarceration having a maximum of life in prison. Petitioner was initially released to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. MATTER OF SILMON v. TravisNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
  2. Russo v. New York State Board of ParoleNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Matter of King v. StanfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. Matter of Wiley v. State of New York Department ofAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bush v. AnnucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. Perea v. StanfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. Mays v. StanfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  4. Bush v. AnnucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. Mays v. StanfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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