Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David M. Baker, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-04-13
Citations: 138 A.D.3d 814
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David M. Baker, Appellant.
Judges: Chambers, J.P., Cohen, Duffy and Connolly, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 138
Pages: 814–814

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David M. Baker, Appellant.
[28 NYS3d 333]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Suffolk County (Kahn, J.), dated May 16, 2014, which, after a hearing, designated him a level three sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The defendant contends that the aggravating factor which the People identified as a basis for an upward departure should have been treated as part of his criminal history on the Risk Assessment Instrument, thereby warranting his designation as a level two sex offender rather than an upward departure to a risk level three. However, since the defendant did not raise this claim at the risk assessment hearing, his present contention is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Charache, 9 NY3d 829 [2007]; People v DeDona, 102 AD3d 58, 63 [2012]; People v Hammonds, 27 AD3d 441 [2006]), and, in any event, the contention is without merit.
Chambers, J.P., Cohen, Duffy and Connolly, JJ., concur.