Opinion
November 15, 1985
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Wyoming County, Flynn, J.
Present — Dillon, P.J., Denman, Boomer, Green and O'Donnell, JJ.
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Relator, in requesting that his parole revocation hearing be adjourned until after the disposition of his pending criminal charges, expressly agreed to waive his right to have his hearing within 90 days. He also understood that the parole revocation hearing could not take place immediately after the disposition of the charges since the hearing officer was "booked up" for four weeks in advance. Thus, relator, in addition to waiving his right to have the final hearing within 90 days, agreed to a postponement of the hearing not only until the disposition of his pending criminal charges, but also for a reasonable time thereafter.
We reject relator's argument that he could not, in the absence of his counsel, waive his right to a final parole revocation hearing within 90 days. The rule, that a suspect who is known to be represented by counsel may not waive his rights in the absence of counsel (see, People v Hobson, 39 N.Y.2d 479) does not apply to knowing and intelligent waivers made before judicial officers and before hearing officers in parole revocation proceedings (see, People ex rel. Martinez v Walters, 99 A.D.2d 476, appeal dismissed 63 N.Y.2d 727; see also, People ex rel. Cleveland v New York State Div. of Parole, 110 A.D.2d 671).