Russo v. New York State Board of Parole

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1980-04-24

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*72 OPINION OF THE COURT Meyer, J. When a court in sentencing a convicted defendant fixes a maximum but no minimum sentence, may the Parole Board, acting under section 259-i of the Executive Law fix as the minimum period of incarceration (MPI) a period in excess of one third of the maximum, even though the sentencing court could not have done so?<footno…

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