Petitioner, an inmate serving a prison sentence for killing a man, made a request under the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6) for certain records concerning his victim's criminal history. After his request was denied, petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding. Supreme Court dismissed the petition, finding that the records requested by petitioner are exempt from disclosure. Petitioner appeals.
We reject petitioner's claim that he is...
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