Opinion
518779.
10-09-2014
In the Matter of Thomas McROY, Appellant, v. NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF PAROLE, Respondent.
Thomas McRoy, Gowanda, appellant pro se. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Frank Brady of counsel), for respondent.
Thomas McRoy, Gowanda, appellant pro se.
Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Frank Brady of counsel), for respondent.
Opinion Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Melkonian, J.), entered February 3, 2014 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 parol release.
Petitioner was convicted in 1984 of murder in the second degree (two counts) and attempted sodomy in the first degree and is currently serving an aggregate prison sentence of 25 years to life. In September 2012, petitioner made his third appearance before respondent, and his request for release was ultimately denied. He was ordered to be held for an additional 24 months. After failing to receive a timely response to his administrative appeal, petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding. Supreme Court dismissed the petition, and petitioner appealed.
The September 2012 appearance was before a two-member panel of respondent. When that panel failed to reach a consensus, petitioner reappeared before a three-member panel in October 2012, which denied his release.
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During the pendency of this appeal, petitioner appeared again before respondent in September 2014, and his request for parole was again denied. Accordingly, the present appeal has been rendered moot and, as the exception to the mootness doctrine is not applicable in this circumstance, it must be dismissed (see Matter of Delgado v. Evans, 119 A.D.3d 1315, 989 N.Y.S.2d 923 [2014] ; Matter of Anderson v. New York State Bd. of Parole, 113 A.D.3d 1010, 978 N.Y.S.2d 923 [2014] ).
ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed, as moot, without costs.
GARRY, J.P., ROSE, EGAN JR., DEVINE and CLARK, JJ., concur.