Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2005

People v. Hines

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 12, 2005

24 A.D.3d 524; 807 N.Y.S.2d 608

Cases that cite this one

39 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.

People v. Harris (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
People v. Bussie (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2011)
People v. Colavito (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2010)
People v. Lee (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2010)
People v. Lacewell (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Lacewell (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Dash (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Dash (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Martin (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2010)
People v. Mingo (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2008)
People v. Arciola (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2008)
People v. Wright (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2007)
People v. Forney (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
People v. Suarez (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2018)
People v. Hernandez (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2018)
People v. Sanchez (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
People v. Game (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
People v. McPherson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
People v. McPherson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
People v. Martinez-Guzman (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Martinez-Guzman (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Thompson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Thompson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. McDonnell (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2011)
People v. Hughes (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2010)

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Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Nassau County (LaPera, J.), dated June 30, 2003, which, after a hearing pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C, designated him a level two sex offender.

Ordered that the order is affirmed.

*525A court, in the exercise of its discretion, may depart from the presumptive risk level determined by the Risk Assessment Instrument based upon the facts in the record (see People v Inghilleri, 21 AD3d 404, 405 [2005]; People v Girup, 9 AD3d 913 [2004]; People v Guaman, 8 AD3d 545 [2004]). However, “utilization of the risk assessment instrument will generally ‘result in the proper classification in most cases so that departures will be the exception not the rule’ ” (People v Guaman, supra at 545, quoting Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary at 4 [1997 ed]). “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 taken into account by the guidelines’ ” (People v Inghilleri, supra at 406, quoting Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary at 4 [1997 ed]; see People v Mount, 17 AD3d 714, 715 [2005]; People v Girup, supra; People v Guaman, supra).

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the County Court properly relied on the statements in the case summary and probation report that the sexual offense occurred over a four-hour period as the basis for designating him a level two sex offender (see People v Mitchell, 300 AD2d 377 [2002]; People v Dorato, 291 AD2d 580 [2002]; People v Scott, 288 AD2d 763 [2001]). “Correction Law § 168-n (3) specifically authorizes a hearing court to utilize reliable hearsay evidence in reaching its determination” (People v Brown, 7 AD3d 595, 595 [2004]). That the statements at issue may have constituted double hearsay did not necessarily render them unreliable for purposes of a Sex Offender Registration Act hearing. Since the County Court’s determination was supported by clear and convincing evidence, it will not be disturbed on appeal. Crane, J.P., Mastro, Fisher and Lunn, JJ., concur.

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