Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Matthew Erving, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-01-13
Citations: 124 A.D.3d 447
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Matthew Erving, Appellant.
Judges: Concur — Tom, J.E, Friedman, Acosta, Saxe and Kapnick, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 124
Pages: 447–447

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Matthew Erving, Appellant.
[998 NYS2d 191]—

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles H. Solomon, J.), entered on or about January 14, 2011, which adjudicated defendant a level three sexually violent predicate offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court properly applied the presumptive override for a prior felony sex crime conviction, and defendant's completion of a sex offender treatment program while in prison and his relatively minor disciplinary history while incarcerated did not warrant a downward departure. In addition to the underlying sex crime conviction, defendant had two prior felony sex convictions, and all three cases involved similar violent behavior, demonstrating a serious threat of recidivism (see e.g. People v Torres, 90 AD3d 442 [1st Dept 2011], lv denied 18 NY3d 809 [2012]).
Concur — Tom, J.E, Friedman, Acosta, Saxe and Kapnick, JJ.