Wingate v. New York State Division of Parole

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Stein, J.), entered June 20, 2007 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 petitioner’s application for parole release.

Petitioner was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 21 years to life upon a 1981 conviction of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a 1982 conviction of escape in the second degree, and a 1983 conviction of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. In December 2005, petitioner made…