Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eddie Shellman, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-12-15
Citations: 134 A.D.3d 517
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eddie Shellman, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 134
Pages: 517–517

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eddie Shellman, Appellant.
[20 NYS3d 533]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Anthony J. Ferrara, J.), entered on or about August 20, 2013, which adjudicated defendant a level two sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court properly exercised its discretion when it declined to grant a downward departure (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841 [2014]). The mitigating factors cited by defendant were adequately taken into account by the guidelines, or did not warrant a downward departure given the seriousness of the underlying conduct, in which defendant abused his position of authority by repeatedly engaging in sexual activity with his 13-year-old dance student (see e.g. People v Brown, 122 AD3d 536 [1st Dept 2014], lv denied 24 NY3d 915 [2015]). Concur— Friedman, J.P., Andrias, Gische and Kapnick, JJ.