People v. Ray

124 A.D.3d 452, 997 N.Y.S.2d 902

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: January 13, 2015
• Docket: 13943 5192/89
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert M. Stolz, J.), entered on or about December 6, 2011, which adjudicated defendant a level two sexually violent offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Although there was an insufficient basis for the court’s assessment of 10 points, not assessed by the risk assessment instrument, under the risk factor for nonacceptance of responsibility, defendant remains a level two offender, and we find no basis for a discretionary downward departure (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841 [2014]). Defendant’s completion of drug programs and abstinence from drug use while incarcerated do not warrant a downward departure under the circumstances of the case.

Concur — Tom, J.P., Friedman, Acosta, Saxe and Kapnick, JJ.