People v. Bonilla

2022 NY Slip Op 05667

Opinion

People v Bonilla (2022 NY Slip Op 05667)

People v Bonilla

2022 NY Slip Op 05667

Decided on October 11, 2022

Appellate Division, First Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided and Entered: October 11, 2022
Before: Gische, J.P., Kern, Gesmer, Rodriguez, Pitt, JJ.

Ind No. 872/13 Appeal No. 16388 Case No. 2019-1846

[*1]The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Luis Bonilla, Defendant-Appellant.

Janet E. Sabel, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Adrienne M. Gantt of counsel), for appellant.

Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx (Kalani A. Browne of counsel), for respondent.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Ralph Fabrizio, J.), entered on or about November 30, 2018, which adjudicated defendant a level two sexually violent offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly exercised its discretion when it declined to grant a downward departure (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841 [2014]). Defendant's low Static-99R and COMPAS scores were insufficient to justify a downward departure (see People v Roldan, 140 AD3d 411, 412 [1st Dept 2016], lv denied 28 NY3d 904 [2016]). In any event, these alleged mitigating factors were outweighed by the seriousness of the underlying crimes,

which were committed against young children who were in defendant's care. We have considered defendant's remaining arguments and find them unavailing.THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: October 11, 2022