Case Title: The People v. Leonard A. Leopold

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State: new-york

Court: New York Appellate Court

Date: 2010-01-14T00:00:00Z

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This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before
publication in the New York Reports.
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No. 58  SSM 61
The People &c.,
            Respondent,
        v.
Leonard A. Leopold,
            Appellant.
Submitted by Vincent F. Gugino, for appellant.
Submitted by Matthew B. Powers, for respondent.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed,
with costs, and the case remitted to Supreme Court for further
proceedings in accordance with this memorandum.
Correction Law § 168-n (3) requires the court fixing a
sex-offender's risk level determination to "render an order
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setting forth . . . the findings of fact and conclusions of law
on which the determinations are based."  Here, neither the
Supreme Court nor the Appellate Division order set forth the
findings of fact and conclusions of law justifying the risk level
determination.  We therefore remit this case to Supreme Court to
specify its findings of fact and conclusions of law (see People v
Smith, 11 NY3d 797, 798 [2008]).
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules,
order reversed, with costs, and case remitted to Supreme Court,
Erie County, for further proceedings in accordance with the
memorandum herein.  Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick,
Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.
Decided January 14, 2010