People v. MacDowall

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Broome County (Smith, J.), entered February 25, 2008, which classified defendant as a risk level three sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.

Defendant pleaded guilty to criminal sexual act in the third degree and was sentenced to one year in the Broome County jail for engaging in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old victim. Subsequently, the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders assigned defendant a risk assessment score of 110, thereby presumptively classifying him as a risk level three sex offender. Following a hearing,…