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People v. Englant

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
Jun 13, 2014
118 A.D.3d 1289 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)

Opinion

2014-06-13

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Timothy J. ENGLANT, Defendant–Appellant.

Hogan Willig, PLLC, Amherst (Geffrey Gismondi of Counsel), for Defendant–Appellant. Joseph V. Cardone, District Attorney, Albion (Katherine Bogan of Counsel), for Respondent.



Hogan Willig, PLLC, Amherst (Geffrey Gismondi of Counsel), for Defendant–Appellant. Joseph V. Cardone, District Attorney, Albion (Katherine Bogan of Counsel), for Respondent.
PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., FAHEY, PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, and VALENTINO, JJ.

MEMORANDUM:

Defendant appeals from an order determining that he is a level three risk under the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law § 168 et seq.). We reject defendant's contention that County Court's assessment of 15 points for history of drug or alcohol abuse, which was based upon the recommendation in the risk assessment instrument prepared by the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders, is not supported by clear and convincing evidence. The court was entitled to reject defendant's assertions that his prior drug or alcohol use was recreational, occasional, and did not constitute abuse, inasmuch as those assertions are contradicted by his admissions to the Probation Department, as well as his participation in alcohol and substance abuse treatment prior to and during his incarceration ( see People v. St. Jean, 101 A.D.3d 1684, 1684, 956 N.Y.S.2d 763;People v. Mundo, 98 A.D.3d 1292, 1293, 951 N.Y.S.2d 782,lv. denied20 N.Y.3d 855, 2013 WL 69135;cf. People v. Palmer, 20 N.Y.3d 373, 378–379, 960 N.Y.S.2d 719, 984 N.E.2d 917).

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.


Summaries of

People v. Englant

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
Jun 13, 2014
118 A.D.3d 1289 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)
Case details for

People v. Englant

Case Details

Full title:The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Timothy J. ENGLANT…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.

Date published: Jun 13, 2014

Citations

118 A.D.3d 1289 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)
118 A.D.3d 1289
2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 4305

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