Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Damian Johnson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-06-30
Citations: 151 A.D.3d 1950
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Damian Johnson, Appellant.
Judges: Present — Whalen, P.J., Carni, Lindley, Curran and Scudder, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 151
Pages: 1950–1950

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Damian Johnson, Appellant.
[54 NYS3d 902]

Opinion:
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Francis A. Affronti, J.), entered May 20, 2015. The order determined that defendant is a level three risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously modified on the law by determining that defendant is a level two risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act and as modified the order is affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from an order determining that he is a level three risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law § 168 et seq.). As the People correctly concede, Supreme Court erred in calculating the three-year period under risk factor 10, recency of prior felony or sex crime, from the date of sentencing rather than the date of the plea (see People v Wood, 60 AD3d 1350, 1350 [2009]). Thus, the risk assessment score must be reduced from 115 to 105, rendering defendant a presumptive level two risk. We therefore modify the order accordingly.
Contrary to the People's contention that the court failed to rule on their request to assess 20 points under risk factor seven, relationship with the victim, the record establishes that the court denied their request.
Present — Whalen, P.J., Carni, Lindley, Curran and Scudder, JJ.