Legal Opinion
People v. Stevens
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 19, 1998PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
This Court must resolve whether a convicted sex offender has a discrete right to appeal a "risk level determination,” pursuant to CPL 460.20. These are post-service-of-sentence classifications under Megan’s Law. We affirm the orders of the Appellate Division dismissing the respective appeals to that Court.
Appellants are sex offenders who were convicted and sentenced prior to the enactment of New York’s Sex Offender Registration Act. As prescribed by the Act, when a convicted inmate is about to be released from incarceration, the original sentencing court has…
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