People v. James

The County Court properly assessed the defendant 10 points under risk factor 10 of the Sex Offender Registration Act Guidelines (see Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary [2006] [hereinafter SORA Guidelines]), based on the recency of a prior felony committed by the defendant. The People established, by clear and convincing evidence, consisting of the case summary and his presentence report, that the defendant had been released from prison to parole for a felony conviction in Maryland less than three years before he committed the sex offenses underlying the…