Legal Opinion
Melendez v. New York State Division of Parole
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 14, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—White, J.
Petitioner was convicted in 1973 of second degree murder and sentenced to a term of 20 years to life imprisonment. He was released on parole in July 1992. In August 1993, petitioner’s cousin, with whom petitioner had been living, reported to the police that petitioner had sexually assaulted her 31/ 2-year-old son and that he had a gun. At the time of his arrest on a parole warrant, police found a .45-caliber handgun in petitioner’s possession, and he subsequently pleaded guilty to the crime of fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon and was sentenced to time served.
Petitioner…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Maggio v. CassclesNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Kirk v. HammockAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People ex rel. Roper v. KennedyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Madlock v. RussiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Justiano v. New York State Board of ParoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hardie v. RussiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Carney v. New York State Division of ParoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People ex rel. Cook v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Ward v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000