<div>People v Free - 2026 NY Slip Op 02577

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<nav> <ol> <li>Home</li> <li>All Court Decisions</li> <li>Decisions</li> </ol> </nav> <div> <div> <h1>People v Free</h1> <p>2026 NY Slip Op 02577</p> <p>April 24, 2026</p> <p>Appellate Division, Fourth Department</p> <p>Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.</p> <p>This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.</p> </div> <div> <p>THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,</p> <p>v</p> <p>DAVID W. FREE, JR., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.</p> </div> <p>Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department</p> <p>Decided on April 24, 2026</p> <p>380 KA 24-01098</p> <p>Present: Whalen, P.J., Bannister, Montour, Nowak, And Hannah, JJ.</p> <div> <p>THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO, INC., BUFFALO (SHAWN P. HENNESSY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.</p> <p>BRIAN D. SEAMAN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LOCKPORT (LAURA T. JORDAN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT. </p> </div> <p> </p><p> Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Niagara County (Mario A. Giacobbe, A.J.), entered April 11, 2024. The order determined that defendant is a level two risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act. </p> <p></p>[*1] <p>It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.</p> <p>Entered: April 24, 2026</p> <p>Ann Dillon Flynn</p> <p>Clerk of the Court</p> </div>

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