Opinion
2013-05191
03-15-2017
People of State of New York, respondent, v. Eddy Cepeda, appellant.
Seymour W. James, Jr., New York, NY (Adrienne M. Gantt of counsel; Chloe Bootstaylor on the brief), for appellant. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, and Anastasia Spanakos of counsel; Lorrie A. Zinno on the brief), for respondent.
JOHN M. LEVENTHAL BETSY BARROS VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ.
Seymour W. James, Jr., New York, NY (Adrienne M. Gantt of counsel; Chloe Bootstaylor on the brief), for appellant.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, and Anastasia Spanakos of counsel; Lorrie A. Zinno on the brief), for respondent.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Koenderman, J.), dated April 15, 2013, which, after a hearing, designated him a level three sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The defendant's contention that he was entitled to a downward departure from a level three sex offender status based upon the aggregate of certain factors is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Figueroa, 138 AD3d 708, 709; People v Rosales, 133 AD3d 733, 733; People v Fernandez, 91 AD3d 737, 738). In any event, the defendant failed to demonstrate that there existed mitigating circumstances of a kind or to a degree not otherwise adequately taken into account by the guidelines that warranted a downward departure from his presumptive level three sex offender status (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841, 861; People v Sanchez, 138 AD3d 946; People v Azeez, 138 AD3d 945). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly designated the defendant a level three sex offender.
MASTRO, J.P., LEVENTHAL, BARROS and BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ., concur. ENTER:
Aprilanne Agostino
Clerk of the Court