Opinion
13346 Ind. No. 2159/13 Case No. 2015-01460
03-16-2021
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jeorge SMITH, Defendant–Appellant.
Janet E. Sabel, The Legal Aid Society, New York ( Laura Lieberman Cohen of counsel), for appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York ( John T. Hughes of counsel), for respondent.
Janet E. Sabel, The Legal Aid Society, New York ( Laura Lieberman Cohen of counsel), for appellant.
Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York ( John T. Hughes of counsel), for respondent.
Renwick, J.P., Kapnick, Oing, Moulton, JJ.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie G. Wittner, J.), entered on or about January 20, 2015, which adjudicated defendant a level two sexually violent offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6–C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Clear and convincing evidence supported the court's assessment of 20 points for the relationship (strangers) between defendant and the victim. Although the victim worked in the men's shelter where defendant lived, her grand jury testimony expressly negated any relationship with defendant ( see e. g. People v. Postelli, 136 A.D.3d 514, 24 N.Y.S.3d 645 [1st Dept. 2016], lv denied 27 N.Y.3d 907, 2016 WL 3151481 [2016] ; People v. Ramsey, 124 A.D.3d 472, 998 N.Y.S.2d 384 [1st Dept. 2015], lv denied 25 N.Y.3d 903, 2015 WL 1526410 [2015] ).