Bottom v. New York State Board of Parole

Appeals (1) from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Donohue, J), entered July 31, 2007 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granted respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition, and (2) from an order of said court, entered March 4, 2008 in Albany County, which denied petitioner’s motion for reconsideration.

Petitioner is serving a prison sentence of 25 years to life for his conviction of two counts of murder in the second degree. In 2006, he made his third appearance before respondent and his *1171request for release was denied. After exhausting his administrative…