Brant v. New York State Board of Parole

—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), entered June 3, 1996 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.

In January 1993, petitioner was convicted of the crime of *761arson in the third degree, committed while he was on parole following his 1990 conviction of criminal mischief in the third degree, arising out of another fire-setting incident. In May 1995, after receiving a certificate of earned eligibility, petitioner applied for and was…