Legal Opinion
People v. Mercer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 29, 2017No. 2015-09493PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Dutchess County (Forman, J.), dated September 3, 2015, which, after a hearing, designated him a level three sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
In establishing a defendant’s risk level pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law art 6-C), the People bear the burden of establishing, by clear and convincing evidence, the facts supporting the determinations sought (see Correction Law § 168-n [3]; People v Mitchell, 142 AD3d 542, 543…
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