Matter of Garcia v. Morris

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Hard, J.), entered July 8, 2015 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision denying his request to participate in the family reunion program.

In 1995, shortly after he was released on parole, petitioner shot his wife in the head with an automatic weapon, causing her death, and also shot her son and nephew, all in the presence of their four-year-old daughter. He was convicted of murder in the second degree,…