Legal Opinion

People v. Coffey

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

Decided November 13, 2007PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Suffolk County (Braslow, J.), dated January 11, 2005, which, after a hearing, designated him a level three sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the defendant is reclassified as a level two sex offender.

Although a court is empowered to exercise its discretion and depart from the presumptive risk level based upon the facts in the record (see People v Hines, 24 AD3d 524, 525 [2005]; People v Girup, 9 AD3d 913 [2004]; People v Guaman, 8 AD3d…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. GuamanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. People v. InghilleriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. People v. HinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People v. BurgosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  5. People v. GirupAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. LyonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. CookeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. COOKE, JAMAL, PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. CookeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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