Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Manuel Rivera, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2014-12-30
Citations: 123 A.D.3d 639
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Manuel Rivera, Appellant.
Judges: Concur — Acosta, J.P., Moskowitz, Richter, Feinman and Clark, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 123
Pages: 639–639

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Manuel Rivera, Appellant.
[999 NYS2d 76]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Cassandra M. Mullen, J), entered on or about August 3, 2011, which adjudicated defendant a level three sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The record supports the court's determination that defendant is subject to the presumptive override for a prior felony sex crime conviction, which results in a level three adjudication independent of any point assessments. The court properly exercised its discretion when it declined to grant a downward departure (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841 [2014]). The mitigating factors cited by defendant were outweighed by the seriousness of defendant's underlying crimes and his pattern of recidivism.
Concur — Acosta, J.P., Moskowitz, Richter, Feinman and Clark, JJ.