Legal Opinion

People v. Sierra

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

Decided October 13, 2015No. 15850 4540/07PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie G. Wittner, J.), entered September 20, 2013, 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 properly assessed 15 points for causing physical injury, because the victim’s grand jury testimony describing the violent manner in which defendant inflicted bruises, and the resulting substantial pain, support a finding of such injury by clear and convincing evidence (see People v Chiddick, 8 NY3d 445, 447-448 [2007];…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. GillottiNew York Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. People v. ChiddickNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. People v. GuidiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. People v. GriggAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. ThousandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. ZacharyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  2. People v. DavalosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  3. People v. DavalosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  4. People v. Garcia-PonceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  5. People v. Garcia-PonceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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