Opinion
2012-09-27
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tony J. IRIZARRY, Appellant.
Sandra M. Colatosti, Albany, for appellant. James E. Conboy, District Attorney, Fonda (Sarah J. Leszczynski of counsel), for respondent.
Sandra M. Colatosti, Albany, for appellant. James E. Conboy, District Attorney, Fonda (Sarah J. Leszczynski of counsel), for respondent.
Before: MERCURE, J.P., ROSE, SPAIN, MALONE JR. and GARRY, JJ.
MERCURE, J.P.
Appeal from an order of the County Court of Montgomery County (Catena, J.), entered May 27, 2010, which classified defendant as a risk level III sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.
Upon pleading guilty to one count of criminal sexual act in the second degree in satisfaction of a 12–count indictment, defendant was sentenced to a prison term of three years, to be followed by a period of postrelease supervision. In anticipation of his release from prison, the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders prepared a risk assessment instrument in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration Act ( see Correction Law art. 6–C), presumptively classifying defendant as a risk level III sex offender. Following a hearing, County Court adopted the Board's recommendation and classified defendant as a risk level III sex offender. Defendant appeals.
Despite his claim that he no longer abuses drugs or alcohol, defendant's history—including his admission that he began to use both marihuana and alcohol in his teens, his subsequent diagnosis as cocaine, alcohol and cannabis dependent, and his prior unsuccessful participation in alcohol and substance abuse treatment programs—supports County Court's assessment of 15 points for drug and alcohol abuse ( see People v. Reyes, 48 A.D.3d 267, 268, 851 N.Y.S.2d 489 [2008],lv. denied10 N.Y.3d 711, 860 N.Y.S.2d 484, 890 N.E.2d 247 [2008];People v. Whaley, 38 A.D.3d 1106, 1107, 833 N.Y.S.2d 673 [2007] ). As for his criminal history, although most of defendant's numerous past offenses were misdemeanors, he also had a youthful offender adjudication for attempted burglary in the second degree, a class D violent felony, warranting the assessment of 30 points ( see People v. Stacconi, 81 A.D.3d 1046, 1046–1047, 916 N.Y.S.2d 310 [2011];People v. Irving, 45 A.D.3d 1389, 1389–1390, 846 N.Y.S.2d 487 [2007],lv. denied10 N.Y.3d 703, 854 N.Y.S.2d 103, 883 N.E.2d 1010 [2008] ). Accordingly, defendant was properly classified as a risk level III sex offender.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs.