Legal Opinion
People v. Meaders
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 25, 2017PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Rienzi, J.), dated February 15, 2013, which, after a hearing, designated him a level two sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court properly rejected the defendant’s request for a downward departure from the presumptive risk level. “A court determining a defendant’s risk level under the Sex Offender Registration Act (hereinafter SORA) may not downwardly depart from the presumptive risk level unless the defendant first…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. VelasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- People v. OgataAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
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