People v. Grant

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dowling, J.), dated October 14, 2009, 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.

Although departures from the presumptive risk level determined by the risk assessment instrument are the exception rather than the rule (see Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary, at 4 [2006]; People v Taylor, 78 AD3d 1141 [2010], lv denied 16 NY3d 707 [2011]; People v Frosch, 69…