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Matter of Dunham v. N.Y. State Div. of Parole

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 10, 1995
214 A.D.2d 613 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

April 10, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Pagones, J.).


Ordered that the appeal from the order and judgment entered June 8, 1993, is dismissed, without costs or disbursements, since that order was superseded by the order entered August 13, 1993; and it is further,

Ordered that the appeal from the order entered August 13, 1993, is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements.

In 1969, the petitioner was sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment of 25 years for crimes that he had committed. He was paroled in April 1978. On September 13, 1991, the New York State Board of Parole (hereinafter the Board of Parole) revoked the petitioner's parole because of his conviction of a crime in the State of Arizona. The petitioner would not be eligible for parole again for another 18 months.

The petitioner commenced the present CPLR article 78 proceeding to review the determination revoking his parole. The proceeding was dismissed by the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, on June 8, 1993. The petitioner then moved for reargument and, upon reargument, the court adhered to its original determination. The petitioner appeals from the dismissal of the present CPLR article 78 proceeding.

On November 18, 1993, the petitioner was convicted by the County Court, Dutchess County, of attempted robbery in the third degree and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 14 to 42 months. On November 30, 1993, the Board of Parole issued a notice of final declaration of delinquency to the petitioner.

The petitioner's appeal is academic because the maximum term of imprisonment for his 1969 conviction has expired (see, Matter of Woodard v New York State Bd. of Parole, 172 A.D.2d 890, 891; People ex rel. Brown v New York State Bd. of Parole, 139 A.D.2d 548, 550). The petitioner is no longer imprisoned pursuant to the revocation of parole at issue in this case. Rather, he is in prison pursuant to his subsequent, unrelated conviction. In any event, were we to reach the merits of this case, we would affirm it since the determination of the Board of Parole was made in accordance with the law (see, Executive Law § 259-i; Matter of Hall v New York State Executive Dept., 188 A.D.2d 791; Matter of Rock v New York State Bd. of Parole, 124 A.D.2d 804). Mangano, P.J., O'Brien, Ritter, Pizzuto and Florio, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Dunham v. N.Y. State Div. of Parole

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 10, 1995
214 A.D.2d 613 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

Matter of Dunham v. N.Y. State Div. of Parole

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of JOSEPH M. DUNHAM, Appellant, v. NEW YORK STATE DIVISION…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Apr 10, 1995

Citations

214 A.D.2d 613 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
625 N.Y.S.2d 83