Thomas v. New York State Division of Parole

*991Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Keegan, J.), entered April 11, 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.

Following his shooting of an unarmed man in the course of a robbery attempt, petitioner pleaded guilty to, inter alia, murder in the second degree and criminal use of a firearm in the second degree. As a result, petitioner is currently serving an aggregate prison term of 15 years to life. Petitioner’s applications…