Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Troy Jackson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-03-13
Citations: 93 A.D.3d 496
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Troy Jackson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 93
Pages: 496–497

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Troy Jackson, Appellant.
[939 NYS2d 854]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Arlene D. Goldberg, J.), entered on or about June 15, 2009, 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 to risk level one (see People v Mingo, 12 NY3d 563, 568 n 2 [2009]; People v Johnson, 11 NY3d 416, 421 [2008]). Defendant did not demonstrate any mitigating factors not taken into account by the risk assessment instru ment that would warrant a downward departure. Furthermore, the mitigating factors cited by defendant were outweighed by the seriousness of the underlying sex offense, as well as defendant's criminal history. Concur — Tom, J.P., Saxe, Acosta, DeGrasse and Román, JJ.