Cohen v. Gonzalez

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Kane, J.), entered February 2, 1998 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review respondents’ determination denying petitioner’s request for parole release.

Petitioner is presently serving a prison term of four years to life following his conviction of the crime of attempted sodomy in the second degree. The State Parole Board denied his 1997 request for parole release based upon the severity of his crime, which involved deviant sexual behavior with a 13-year-old female, and his…