Bottom v. Goord

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Bradley, J.), entered July 28, 1999 in Ulster County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granted respondents’ motion to dismiss the petition as, inter alia, time barred.

In 1972, petitioner was convicted and sentenced for certain crimes committed in California. After serving a short period of time in a California prison, he was extradited to New York to stand trial for crimes committed in this State. As a result of his conviction of those crimes, petitioner was sentenced on May 12, 1975 to 25 years to life in prison. Prior to…