Legal Opinion

People v. Shephard

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

Decided December 19, 2012PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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 under New York’s Sex Offender Registration Act (hereinafter SORA) (see Correction Law § 168, et seq.; Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary at 5 [2006]; People v Harris, 100 AD3d 727 [2012]; People v Thompson, 95 AD3d 977, 977 [2012]).

Here, as the defendant correctly contends, the People did not meet their burden of establishing that the defendant and the victim were…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. WyattAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. HowellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. People v. McGrawAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. People v. PietarnielloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. OlogbonjaiyeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. People v. HenryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. People v. SooknananAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. ArroyoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. BenjaminAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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