Medley v. Hirsch

— Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Scheinman, J.), entered October 28,1981 in Sullivan County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review respondent’s determination denying petitioner’s request for participation in a Department of Correctional Services Work Release Program. Petitioner is presently serving an indeterminate sentence with a maximum of 15 years following his plea of guilty to manslaughter in the first degree. His commitment to the State Department of Correctional Services was on April 14, 1977 and…