Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Billups, Also Known as Muhammad Haqq, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2009-01-06
Citations: 58 A.D.3d 425
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Billups, Also Known as Muhammad Haqq, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 58
Pages: 425–426

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Billups, Also Known as Muhammad Haqq, Appellant.
[869 NYS2d 780]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Arlene R Silverman, J.), entered on or about August 15, 2007, which adjudicated defendant a level two sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Defendant, who was assessed 20 points more than the threshold for a level three adjudication, received a downward departure to level two, and the court properly exercised its discretion in declining to grant a further departure to level one (see People v Guaman, 8 AD3d 545 [2004]). The departure to level two sufficiently addressed the mitigating factors cited by defendant. Concur—Saxe, J.E, Nardelli, Buckley, Moskowitz and Renwick, JJ.