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PEOPLE v. LINO MENDEZ

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 14, 2010
79 A.D.3d 834 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)

Opinion

No. 2009-06398.

December 14, 2010.

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (J. Goldberg, J.), dated July 2, 2009, which, after a hearing, designated him a level two sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.

Steven Banks, New York, N.Y. (Joanne Legano Ross of counsel), for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Maria Park of counsel; Sam Hershey on the brief), for respondent.

Before: Mastro, J.P., Fisher, Román and Sgroi, JJ.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The Supreme Court's designation of the defendant as a level two sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act (hereinafter SORA) was supported by clear and convincing evidence (see Correction Law art 6-C; People v Pardo, 50 AD3d 992; People v Lawless, 44 AD3d 738; People v Hegazy, 25 AD3d 675). Based upon the defendant's prior conviction of driving while intoxicated, his score on the Michigan Alcoholic Screening test, and facts contained in the case record and presentence report (see Correction Law § 168-n; People v Mingo, 12 NY3d 563, 573; People v Murphy, 68 AD3d 832; People v Smolen, 47 AD3d 623; People v Yarborough, 43 AD3d 1129), the Supreme Court properly assessed 15 points under risk factor 11 for a history of alcohol abuse ( see Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary, at 15 [2006]; People v Guitard, 57 AD3d 751).

The defendant failed to present any mitigating factors which would warrant a downward departure and, thus, we find no basis to disturb the Supreme Court's designation of the defendant as a level two sex offender ( see People v Blackman, 78 AD3d 803; People v Baez, 77 AD3d 406).


Summaries of

PEOPLE v. LINO MENDEZ

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 14, 2010
79 A.D.3d 834 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
Case details for

PEOPLE v. LINO MENDEZ

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LINO MENDEZ, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 14, 2010

Citations

79 A.D.3d 834 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 9235
912 N.Y.S.2d 416

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