The People v. Jose Perez

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 20 The People &c., Respondent, v. Jose Perez, Appellant. Harold V. Ferguson, Jr., for appellant. Jean M. Joyce, for respondent. FEINMAN, J.: We are called upon to determine whether defendant Jose Perez was properly assessed 30 points under risk factor 9 of the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) risk assessment instrument for his prior New Jersey conviction for lewdness. Drawing from -1- -2- No. 20 our decision in North v Board of Examiners of Sex…