Legal Opinion

People v. Coleman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 5, 2014No. 2012-05592PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (McKay, J.), dated May 31, 2012, which, after a hearing, designated him a level two sexually violent offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

A defendant seeking a downward departure from the presumptive risk level has the initial burden of “(1) identifying, as a matter of law, an appropriate mitigating factor, namely, a factor which tends to establish a lower likelihood of reoffense or danger to the community and is of a kind, or to a degree, that…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. GillottiNew York Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. People v. WyattAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. People v. WatsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. People v. GameAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. People v. DysonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. JordanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. People v. PenaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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