Hopkins v. New York State Board of Parole

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (McNamara, J-), entered September 18, 2007 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent denying petitioner’s request for parole release.

In 2003, petitioner was sentenced as a second felony offender to a prison term of V-k to 3 years for his conviction upon his plea of guilty of grand larceny in the fourth degree. At the time of his incarceration, petitioner owed eight years, one month and two days on prior undischarged sentences. After petitioner made…