Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Dennison
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 12, 2007PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Saxe, J.P.
This is a CPLR article 78 proceeding brought by petitioner William R. Phillips, a former New York City police officer who is currently serving a term of 25 years to life for his 1975 conviction of two counts of murder and a count of attempted murder. He contends that the denial of his fourth parole application by the New York State Parole Board constituted an abuse of its discretion, asserting that the parole denial was not properly supported by the legitimate considerations listed in Executive Law § 259-i, but was instead prompted solely by improper policy…
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