Opinion
2021-04112 Ind 14237/89 14237/89
06-29-2021
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Jones, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal No. 14130 No. 2019-1907
Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Molly Schindler of counsel), for appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (John T. Hughes of counsel), for respondent.
Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Molly Schindler of counsel), for appellant.
Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (John T. Hughes of counsel), for respondent.
Before: Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Kern, Mazzarelli, Shulman, JJ.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Michele Rodney, J.), entered on or about December 19, 2018, 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 when it declined to grant a downward departure (see People v Gillotti, 23 N.Y.3d 841 [2014]). There were no mitigating factors that were not adequately taken into account by the guidelines, or outweighed by the seriousness of the underlying offense and defendant's overall criminal history.