Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Damiso Wooten, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-02-05
Citations: 136 A.D.3d 1305
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Damiso Wooten, Appellant.
Judges: Present — Smith, J.P., Carni, Lindley and DeJoseph, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 136
Pages: 1305–1306

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Damiso Wooten, Appellant.
[24 NYS3d 550]—

Opinion:
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Alex R. Renzi, J.), dated March 27, 2015. The order determined that defendant is a level two risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from an order determining that he is a level two risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law § 168 et seq.). Contrary to defendant's contention, points may be assigned under risk factors 3 (number of victims) and 7 (relationship with victim) to a child pornography offender despite the fact that the offender had no contact with the victims (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841, 854-855 [2014]; People v Morel-Baca, 127 AD3d 833, 833-834 [2015]). We reject defendant's further contention that Supreme Court erred in denying his request for a downward departure from his presumptive risk level. Even assuming, arguendo, that defendant met his burden of establishing the existence of an appropriate mitigating factor by a preponderance of the evidence, we conclude that the court providently exercised its discretion in denying defendant's request for a downward departure (see People v Butler, 129 AD3d 1534, 1535 [2015], lv denied 26 NY3d 904 [2015]; People v Worrell, 113 AD3d 742, 742-743 [2014]).
Present — Smith, J.P., Carni, Lindley and DeJoseph, JJ.