Watford v. Travis

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court *851(Benza, J.), entered February 25, 2004 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 his request for parole release.

In 1980, petitioner, now 66 years old, was sentenced to a prison term of 25 years to life following his conviction after a jury trial of murder in the second degree for his successful solicitation of two juveniles to shoot the victim in exchange for a sum of money. Prior to that conviction, petitioner pleaded guilty to…