Legal Opinion

People v. Howell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 8, 2011PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

After a hearing pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act to determine the defendant’s risk level (see Correction Law § 168-a et seq.), the County Court properly assessed the defendant 20 points under risk factor 6 based on the complainant’s grand jury testimony that she was sleeping at the beginning of the incident and was thus “physically helpless” (Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary, at 11 [2006]; see Penal Law § 130.00 [7]; People v Caban, 61 AD3d 834, 835 [2009]). Moreover, contrary to the defendant’s contention, the imposition of 20 points under…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. MabeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. CabanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. People v. PietarnielloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. People v. MercadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. People v. FergusonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. People v. GeorgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  2. People v. MorrisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. People v. RichardsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. People v. WellsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. People v. ShephardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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