People v. Washington

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael J. Obús, J.), entered on or about March 24, 2015, which adjudicated defendant a level three sexually violent offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The undisputed serious physical injury inflicted by defendant automatically resulted in an override to risk level three (see People v Howard, 27 NY3d 337, 342 [2016]). The court properly exercised its discretion when it declined to grant a downward departure (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841 [2014]). There were no mitigating factors that were not adequately taken into account by the risk assessment instrument, and the record does not establish any basis for a downward departure, given the egregiousness of the underlying crime.