People v. Hazen

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Delaware County (Becker, J.), entered November 23, 2011, which denied defendant’s motion for modification of his Sex Offender Registration Act classification.

In 1997, defendant was convicted of the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree and was sentenced to 2 to 4 years in prison. In 2006, following a hearing, he was designated a risk level III sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law art 6-C). In 2011, defendant moved for a modification of his level of notification pursuant to Correction Law § 168-o. County Court…