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People v. Reyes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 14, 2008
48 A.D.3d 267 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 2749.

February 14, 2008.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ruth Pickholz, J.), entered on or about May 25, 2006, which adjudicated defendant a level three sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Steven Banks, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Arthur H. Hopkirk of counsel), for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York (Lucy Jane Lang of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Lippman, P.J., Tom, Buckley and Gonzalez, JJ.


The court properly assessed 30 points under the risk factor for prior crimes based on defendant's conviction of second-degree burglary, which is a "violent felony" under Penal Law § 70.02 (1) (b), and is therefore a "violent felony" under the guidelines of the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders ( People v Wroten, 286 AD2d 189, 197-199, lv denied 97 NY2d 610). The guidelines' use of the Penal Law definition is consistent with the intent of the underlying statute (Correction Law § 168-Z [5] [b] [ii], [iii]), which does not suggest in any manner that only those prior crimes that involve actual violence should be considered.

The court also properly assessed 15 points under the risk factor for drug or alcohol abuse, based on defendant's admissions to drug abuse ( see People v Roland, 292 AD2d 271, lv denied 98 NY2d 614). Contrary to defendant's argument, the applicable guideline requires a history of substance abuse, and not necessarily a drug-related conviction. We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining arguments concerning the court's assessment under this risk factor.

Defendant did not establish any special circumstances warranting a downward departure from his presumptive risk level ( see People v Guaman, 8 AD3d 545).


Summaries of

People v. Reyes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 14, 2008
48 A.D.3d 267 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

People v. Reyes

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. BASILIO MONTEZUMA…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Feb 14, 2008

Citations

48 A.D.3d 267 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 1383
851 N.Y.S.2d 489

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