Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2017

People v. Richardson

People v. Richardson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided April 25, 2017 · Tom, Mazzarelli, Andrias, Manzanet-Daniels, Webber
2017 NY Slip Op 3140; 149 A.D.3d 650; 50 N.Y.S.3d 872
People v. Richardson

Opinion

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Patricia M. Núñez, J.), entered December 20, 2012, which adjudicated defendant a level three sexually violent offender pursuant to the Sex Of *651 fender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Based on reliable information (see People v Mingo, 12 NY3d 563 [2009]), the court correctly assessed 20 points under the risk factor for continuing course of sexual misconduct, and also correctly determined that a presumptive override applied because of the facts underlying defendant’s out-of-state conviction. In any event, regardless of whether defendant’s correct point score is 180, as the court found, or 160, as he contends, and regardless of any override, defendant remains a level three offender, and there is no basis for a downward departure (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841 [2014]). The mitigating factors cited by defendant, including relatively recent compliance with supervision and treatment, were outweighed by the seriousness of defendant’s overall history, which demonstrates that he presents a grave danger to young children.

Concur — Tom, J.R, Mazzarelli, Andrias, Manzanet-Daniels and Webber, JJ.

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