Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 17, 2011 (Francis v. New York State Division of Parole)

In 1991, petitioner was convicted of attempted murder in the first degree as well as criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 20 years to life. In December 2009, he made his first appearance before the Board of Parole seeking to be released to parole supervision.