People v. Mercado

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Washington County (Hall Jr., J.), entered July 17, 2013, which *1368denied defendant’s application pursuant to Correction Law § 168-0 (2) for reclassification of his sex offender risk level status.

Defendant pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and was sentenced to 8V3 to 25 years in prison. As his release to parole supervision neared in 2011, defendant was adjudicated to be a risk level three sexually violent offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law art 6-C). Approximately two years later, he petitioned for a…