Burgos v. Goord

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), entered August 8, 1996 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination computing petitioner’s minimum period of imprisonment.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, presently is serving a series of prison sentences for various crimes dating back to 1986. In May 1996, petitioner commenced this proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 contending that respondents had erred in calculating his minimum sentence and, hence, his eligibility date for parole. Respondents…