Legal Opinion

People v. Guzman

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

Decided October 16, 2013PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Meyer, J.), dated June 2, 2011, 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.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court properly denied his request for a downward departure from the presumptive risk level three designation. A downward departure from a sex offender’s presumptive risk level generally is only warranted where there exists a mitigating factor of a kind, or to a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  2. People v. WatsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. People v. MartinezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. MigliaccioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. People v. ViolateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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