People v. Sells

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. Sells

115 A.D.3d 1345, 982 N.Y.S.2d 677

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedMarch 28, 2014

StatusPublished

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People v. Sells, 115 A.D.3d 1345, 982 N.Y.S.2d 677 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2014).

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Appeal from an order of the Monroe County Court (Frank E Geraci, Jr., J), entered November 13, 2012. The order determined that defendant is a level three risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from an order determining that he is a level three risk pursuant to the Sex Offender [1346]*1346Registration Act (Correction Law § 168 et seq.). We reject defendant’s contention that County Court erred in denying his request for a downward departure from his presumptive risk level. According to defendant, the effect of incarceration on him was a mitigating circumstance warranting a downward departure. “A departure from the presumptive risk level is warranted where there exists an aggravating or mitigating factor of a kind or to a degree, not otherwise adequately taken into account by the guidelines” (People v Scott, 111 AD3d 1274, 1275 [2013], lv denied 22 NY3d 861 [2014] [internal quotation marks omitted]). In our view, “defendant failed to establish his entitlement to a downward departure from the presumptive risk level inasmuch as he failed to present the requisite clear and convincing evidence of the existence of special circumstances warranting a downward departure” (People v Marks, 31 AD3d 1142, 1143 [2006], lv denied 7 NY3d 715 [2006]).

Present — Smith, J.P., Fahey, Peradotto, Carni and Sconiers, JJ.

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Appeal from an order of the Monroe County Court (Frank E Geraci, Jr., J), entered November 13, 2012. The order determined that defendant is a level three risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from an order determining that he is a level three risk pursuant to the Sex Offender [1346]*1346Registration Act (Correction Law § 168 et seq.). We reject defendant’s contention that County Court erred in denying his request for a downward departure from his presumptive risk level. According to defendant, the effect of incarceration on him was a mitigating circumstance warranting a downward departure. “A departure from the presumptive risk level is warranted where there exists an aggravating or mitigating factor of a kind or to a degree, not otherwise adequately taken into account by the guidelines” (People v Scott, 111 AD3d 1274, 1275 [2013], lv denied 22 NY3d 861 [2014] [internal quotation marks omitted]). In our view, “defendant failed to establish his entitlement to a downward departure from the presumptive risk level inasmuch as he failed to present the requisite clear and convincing evidence of the existence of special circumstances warranting a downward departure” (People v Marks, 31 AD3d 1142, 1143 [2006], lv denied 7 NY3d 715 [2006]).

Present — Smith, J.P., Fahey, Peradotto, Carni and Sconiers, JJ.

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