Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Curtis Johnson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-07-07
Citations: 130 A.D.3d 454
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Curtis Johnson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 130
Pages: 454–455

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Curtis Johnson, Appellant.
[11 NYS3d 486]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Jill Konviser, J.), entered on or about June 25, 2013, which adjudicated defendant a level three sexually violent offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously modified, on the law, to the extent of vacating the designation as a sexually violent offender, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.
Defendant was properly adjudicated a level three sex offender. Clear and convincing evidence established that defendant was properly scored 30 points under the risk factor for number of victims (see People v Mingo, 12 NY3d 563 [2009]). The court properly considered highly reliable proof of a pattern of associated sex crimes, since neither the Board nor the hearing court was limited to the underlying convictions (see People v Epstein, 89 AD3d 570 [1st Dept 2011]; People v Johnson, 77 AD3d 548 [1st Dept 2010], lv denied 16 NY3d 705 [2011]).
Defendant's contention that he should have received a downward departure is unpreserved because he made no such application to the hearing court (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841, 861 n 5 [2014]). In any event, we find no basis for such a departure.
As the People concede, a court making a redetermination under Doe v Pataki (3 F Supp 2d 456 [1998]) may not make a sexually violent offender designation (People v Velez, 100 AD3d 847 [2d Dept 2012], lv denied 21 NY3d 853 [2013]). Concur— Tom, J.P., Andrias, Feinman, Gische and Kapnick, JJ.