Opinion
278 KA 17–01903
03-15-2019
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas WILLIAMS, Defendant–Appellant.
TIMOTHY P. DONAHER, PUBLIC DEFENDER, ROCHESTER (DAVID R. JUERGENS OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT–APPELLANT. SANDRA DOORLEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ROCHESTER (NANCY GILLIGAN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
TIMOTHY P. DONAHER, PUBLIC DEFENDER, ROCHESTER (DAVID R. JUERGENS OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT–APPELLANT.
SANDRA DOORLEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ROCHESTER (NANCY GILLIGAN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, NEMOYER, AND TROUTMAN, JJ.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from an order denying his petition pursuant to Correction Law § 168–o (2) seeking to modify the prior determination that he is a level two risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (§ 168 et seq. ). We conclude that County Court properly determined that defendant failed to meet his "burden of proving the facts supporting the requested modification by clear and convincing evidence" ( § 168–o [2 ]; see People v. Higgins, 55 A.D.3d 1303, 1303, 864 N.Y.S.2d 356 [4th Dept. 2008] ).