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Appeal from a judgment (denominated order) of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Penny M. Wolfgang, J.), entered May 2, 2012 in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78. The judgment dismissed the petition.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Petitioner appeals from a judgment dismissing his petition pursuant to CPLR article 78 seeking to annul the determination of the New York State Division of Parole (Parole Board) in May 2011, denying him parole release for the fourth time. “Petitioner is currently serving an aggregate term of 12 to 36 years in prison having been convicted in two different counties of numerous sex crimes involving young boys whom he supervised while he was employed as a camp counselor” (Matter of Karlin v New York State Div. of Parole, 77 AD3d 1015 , 1015 [2010]; see Matter of Karlin v Alexander, 57 AD3d 1156 , 1156 [2008], lv denied 12 NY3d 704 [2009]). While incarcerated, petitioner obtained his bachelor’s degree and successfully participated in and led several programs. Nevertheless, “[discretionary release on parole shall not be granted merely as a reward for good conduct or efficient performance of duties
Cases cited
- Karlin v. New York State Division of Parole 77 AD3d 1015 at 1015 p. 1285
- Karlin v. Alexander 57 AD3d 1156 at 1156 p. 1285
- Silmon v. Travis 95 NY2d 470 at 476 p. 1286
- Gaston v. Berbary 16 AD3d 1158 at 1159 p. 1286
- King v. New York State Division of Parole 190 AD2d 423 at 432-433 p. 1286
- King v. New York State Divison of Parole 83 NY2d 788 p. 1286
- Johnson v. New York State Division of Parole 65 AD3d 838 at 839 p. 1286
- Russo v. New York State Board of Parole 50 NY2d 69 at 77 p. 1286