People v. Newton

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Suffolk County (Kahn, J.), dated October 30, 2014, which, after a hearing, designated him a level two sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The defendant was convicted, after a guilty plea, of 29 counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child (Penal Law § 263.16). At his Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law art 6-C [hereinafter SORA]) hearing, he requested a downward departure from his presumptive designation as a level two sex offender…