Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

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

Decided February 23, 2016No. 284 9544/89PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

— Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Raymond L. Bruce, J.), entered March 18, 2015, which adjudicated defendant a level two sexually violent offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly exercised its discretion when it declined to grant a downward departure (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841 [2014]). The mitigating factors cited by defendant were adequately taken into account by the risk assessment instrument or outweighed by aggravating factors, including the seriousness of underlying offense and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. GillottiNew York Court of Appeals · 2014

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. LabarberaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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