MATTER OF GARCIA v. MORRIS

521739.

140 A.D.3d 1441 (2016)

35 N.Y.S.3d 506

2016 NY Slip Op 04767

In the Matter of PETER GARCIA, Appellant, v. CHERYL V. MORRIS, as Director of Ministerial, Family and Volunteer Services of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department.

Decided June 16, 2016.


In 1995, shortly after he was released on parole, petitioner shot his wife in the head with an automatic weapon, causing her death, and also shot her son and nephew, all in the presence of their four-year-old daughter. He was convicted of murder in the second degree, attempted murder in the second degree and other crimes and was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 45 years to life. During his incarceration, he got married and participated in the family reunion program...

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