Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Steve Charles, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-07-14
Citations: 152 A.D.3d 721
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Steve Charles, Appellant.
Judges: Rivera, J.P., Hall, Barros and Brathwaite Nelson, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 152
Pages: 721–722

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Steve Charles, Appellant.
[55 NYS3d 903]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Zayas, J.), dated June 17, 2013, which, after a hearing, designated him a level three sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court properly denied his request for a downward departure from the presumptive risk level three. The defendant failed to establish that his deportation was, "as a matter of law, an appropriate mitigating factor" (People v Wyatt, 89 AD3d 112, 128 [2011]; see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841, 861 [2014]; People v Garcia, 144 AD3d 650, 651 [2016]; People v Rubi, 132 AD3d 650 [2015]; People v Leshchenko, 127 AD3d 833 [2015]; People v Ciudadreal, 125 AD3d 950, 951 [2015]). Accordingly, the defendant was not entitled to a downward departure from the presumptive risk level, and he was properly designated a level three sex offender.
Rivera, J.P., Hall, Barros and Brathwaite Nelson, JJ., concur.