Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carl Johnson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-12-11
Citations: 57 A.D.3d 294
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Carl Johnson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 57
Pages: 294–295

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Carl Johnson, Appellant.
[868 NYS2d 523]

Opinion:
Although defendant disputes a 10-point assessment under the risk factor for forcible compulsion, that challenge, if accepted by this Court, would only reduce his point score to 90 points, which is more than enough for a level two classification. Accordingly, we need not determine whether there was clear and convincing evidence of forcible compulsion.
Defendant did not establish any special circumstances warranting a discretionary downward departure from his presumptive risk level (see People v Guaman, 8 AD3d 545 [2004]). The court did not place undue emphasis on the points it assessed for defendant's prior record, and the mitigating factors he cited were taken into account by the Risk Assessment Guidelines. We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining arguments. Concur—Friedman, J.P., McGuire, Acosta, DeGrasse and Freedman, JJ.