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People v. Phillips

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Apr 4, 2018
160 A.D.3d 672 (N.Y. App. Div. 2018)

Opinion

2014–05506

04-04-2018

PEOPLE of State of New York, respondent, v. Marquis PHILLIPS, appellant.

Paul Skip Laisure, New York, N.Y. (Kathleen Whooley of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Morgan J. Dennehy of counsel), for respondent.


Paul Skip Laisure, New York, N.Y. (Kathleen Whooley of counsel), for appellant.

Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Morgan J. Dennehy of counsel), for respondent.

REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P., JEFFREY A. COHEN, ROBERT J. MILLER, LINDA CHRISTOPHER, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Albert Tomei, J.), dated April 30, 2014, 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.

In establishing a defendant's risk level pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law article 6–C; hereinafter SORA), the People bear the burden of establishing the facts supporting the determinations sought by clear and convincing evidence (see Correction Law § 168–n[3] ; People v. Guichardo, 146 A.D.3d 910, 910, 44 N.Y.S.3d 768 ; People v. Crandall, 90 A.D.3d 628, 629, 934 N.Y.S.2d 446 ).

Here, the Supreme Court properly assessed 15 points under risk factor 11 (see SORA: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary at 15 [2006] ), as the People established by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant had a history of substance abuse (see People v. Pearce, 135 A.D.3d 722, 722, 22 N.Y.S.3d 575 ; People v. Wise, 127 A.D.3d 834, 834, 6 N.Y.S.3d 292 ; People v. Finizio, 100 A.D.3d 977, 978, 954 N.Y.S.2d 636 ).

Contrary to the defendant's contention, it was proper for the Supreme Court to hold a hearing pursuant to SORA after the matter was remitted from this Court (see People v. Phillips, 110 A.D.3d 1050, 974 N.Y.S.2d 260 ), notwithstanding that at the time of the hearing the defendant was incarcerated and serving a sentence of imprisonment of 78 years to life on a subsequent conviction (see Correction Law § 168–n[2], [3] ).

RIVERA, J.P., COHEN, MILLER and CHRISTOPHER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Phillips

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Apr 4, 2018
160 A.D.3d 672 (N.Y. App. Div. 2018)
Case details for

People v. Phillips

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE of State of New York, respondent, v. Marquis PHILLIPS, appellant.

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

Date published: Apr 4, 2018

Citations

160 A.D.3d 672 (N.Y. App. Div. 2018)
2018 N.Y. Slip Op. 2349
70 N.Y.S.3d 855

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