People v. Cruz

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Mandelbaum, J.), entered or about January 5, 2015, which adjudicated defendant a level three sexually violent offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court correctly assessed 15 points under the risk factor for history of drug or alcohol abuse. Defendant’s three drug convictions were not unduly remote in time. Defendant’s alleged prolonged abstinence from drugs is an unreliable predic tor of his risk of reoffense, or his potential threat to public safety, because…