People v. Wilson

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Murphy, J.), dated August 18, 2015, 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 Supreme Court properly rejected the defendant’s request for a downward departure from the presumptive risk level. A court determining a defendant’s risk level under the Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law art 6-C [hereinafter SORA]) may not downwardly depart from the presumptive risk level unless the…