Prout v. Dennison

Carpinello, J. (dissenting).

We respectfully dissent. We cannot subscribe to the majority’s finding that it is impossible to give meaning to the Board of Parole’s decision denying petitioner parole. Nor do we find that the Board improperly applied the statutory standards such that a de novo parole hearing is warranted. Accordingly, we would reverse Supreme Court’s judgment.

We begin by noting that there is no requirement that the Board discuss all of the statutory factors in its written determination, as long the “appropriate factors [are] discussed and considered” at the parole hearing (Matter…