People v. Ricks

Appeal from an order of the Erie County Court (Kenneth F. Case, J.), entered April 16, 2013. The order determined that defendant is a level three risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from an order determining that he is a level three risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law § 168 et seq.). Contrary to defendant’s contention, County Court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant him a downward departure from his presumptive…