Opinion
01-26-2015
The PEOPLE of the State of New York Respondent, v. Thomas FRAZIER, Defendant–Appellant.
Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Paul Wiener of counsel), for appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Allen J. Vickey of counsel), for respondent.
Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Paul Wiener of counsel), for appellant.
Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Allen J. Vickey of counsel), for respondent.
Opinion
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles H. Solomon, J.), entered on or about October 30, 2013, 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.
The court properly exercised its discretion in declining to grant a downward departure (see People v. Gillotti, 23 N.Y.3d 841, 861, 994 N.Y.S.2d 1, 18 N.E.3d 701 [2014] ). The mitigating factors cited by defendant did not warrant a departure when viewed in light of defendant's criminal history and the seriousness of the underlying crime.
MAZZARELLI, J.P., RENWICK, DeGRASSE, RICHTER, CLARK, JJ., concur.