People v. Lineberger

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Laura A. Ward, J.), entered on or about September 18, 2009, which adjudicated defendant a level three sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The People met their burden of establishing, by clear and convincing evidence, risk factors bearing sufficient total points to support a level three sex offender adjudication. The court properly assessed 15 points for the risk factor of history of drug or alcohol abuse, based on defendant’s extensive history of drug use (see People v…