ALBANY, NY (WENY) -- The Savona man serving a life sentence
for the 1993 murder of a child will remain in prison, after his most recent
parole hearing.
The New York Department of Corrections and Community
Supervision confirms to WENY News the parole board has denied release for Eric
Smith. Smith, now 39, was 13-years-old when he killed four-year-old Derrick
Robie of Savona. Smith is serving a nine years to life prison sentence, and was
eligible for parole this month.
The parole board voted again this time to deny
release, and scheduled a future parole hearing date for October 2021. This
marks the 10th time Smith has been denied parole.
Smith is currently serving his sentence at Woodbourne
Correctional Facility, a medium security prison in Sullivan County.
