People v. Watson

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Cassandra M. Mullen, J.), entered on or about November 15, 2010, which adjudicated defendant a level three sexually violent offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA; Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Defendant, who seeks to have his sex offender status under SORA reduced from a level three to a level two, argues that 15 points were improperly assessed against him for “a history of drug or alcohol abuse” on the ground that he abstained from alcohol use while incarcerated for a crime he admittedly committed…