People v. Lockwood

Mercure, J.P.

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Cortland County (Ames, J.), entered January 28, 2003, which found that defendant cannot be designated as a sexually violent offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act.

Defendant was convicted upon his plea of guilty of the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree pursuant to Penal Law § 130.65 (3) and received a split sentence of six months’ incarceration and 10 years’ probation. In accordance with the Sex Offender Registration Act (hereinafter SORA) (see Correction Law art 6-c), defendant appeared at a hearing before County Court…