People v. Cox

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Suffolk County (Kahn, J.), dated August 22, 2012, 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 People bear the burden of establishing, by clear and convincing evidence, the facts supporting the assessment of points under the Guidelines issued by the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders (hereinafter the Board) under the Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law art 6-C; Sex Offender Registration Act:…