Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Daniel Vives, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-12-16
Citations: 57 A.D.3d 312
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Daniel Vives, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 57
Pages: 312–313

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Daniel Vives, Appellant.
[872 NYS2d 1]

Opinion:
The record supports the court's discretionary upward departure to a level three sex offender adjudication. There was ample evidence to support aggravating factors not adequately accounted for in the risk assessment instrument (see e.g. People v O'Flaherty, 23 AD3d 237 [2005], lv denied 6 NY3d 705 [2006]), and there was no improper double counting. These aggravating factors demonstrated that defendant is a dangerous pedophile with a grave risk of reoffending, notwithstanding his conclusory claims of having been rehabilitated during his incarceration. Concur—Andrias, J.P., Nardelli, Sweeny, DeGrasse and Freedman, JJ.