Opinion
12-10-2015
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Sonny RODRIGUEZ, Defendant–Appellant.
Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Abigail Everett of counsel), for appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Manu K. Balachandran of counsel), for respondent.
Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Abigail Everett of counsel), for appellant.
Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Manu K. Balachandran of counsel), for respondent.
Opinion
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bruce Allen, J.), entered on or about January 13, 2014, 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.
Clear and convincing evidence supported the court's assessment of 15 points for defendant's history of substance abuse in light of proof showing his extensive use of alcohol and marijuana for a period 12 years, which included the time when he abused the victim (see People v. Palmer, 20 N.Y.3d 373, 377–379, 960 N.Y.S.2d 719, 984 N.E.2d 917 [2013] ). Defendant's substance abuse went well beyond social or occasional use.
MAZZARELLI, J.P., RICHTER, MANZANET–DANIELS, KAPNICK, JJ., concur.