Opinion
2015-09672
01-30-2019
People of State of New York, respondent, v. Andre Cash, appellant.
Janet E. Sabel, New York, NY (Richard Joselson and Jose David Rodriguez-Gonzalez of counsel), for appellant. Michael E. McMahon, District Attorney, Staten Island, NY (Morrie I. Kleinbart of counsel), for respondent.
JOSEPH J. MALTESE FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY LINDA CHRISTOPHER, JJ.
Janet E. Sabel, New York, NY (Richard Joselson and Jose David Rodriguez-Gonzalez of counsel), for appellant.
Michael E. McMahon, District Attorney, Staten Island, NY (Morrie I. Kleinbart of counsel), for respondent.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (William E. Garnett, J.), dated September 17, 2015, which, after a hearing, designated him a level one sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Correction Law § 168-l(8) provides that a failure by a state or local agency to act or by a court to render a determination within the time period specified by the Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law art 6-C; hereinafter SORA) shall not affect the obligation of a sex offender to register or verify under SORA, nor shall such failure prevent a court from making a determination regarding the sex offender's risk level. Contrary to the defendant's contention, the delay in holding a hearing to determine his risk level pursuant to SORA was not so "outrageously arbitrary" as to constitute "a gross abuse of governmental authority" (People v Sprinkler, 162 AD3d 802, 802; People v Gonzalez, 138 AD3d 814, 815; see People v Gallagher, 129 AD3d 1252, 1253; People v Meyers, 16 Misc 3d 115, 117-118 [App Term, 2d Dept]; cf. People v Gregory, 71 AD3d 1559, 1560).
AUSTIN, J.P., MALTESE, CONNOLLY and CHRISTOPHER, JJ., concur. ENTER:
Aprilanne Agostino
Clerk of the Court