Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Gonzalez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2006-11-09
Citations: 34 A.D.3d 240
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Gonzalez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 34
Pages: 240–240

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Gonzalez, Appellant.
[823 NYS2d 147]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Harold Adler, J.), entered on or about March 30, 2004, which adjudicated defendant a level three sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The People met their burden of establishing various risk factors bearing a sufficient total point score to support a level three sex offender adjudication. Although the underlying conviction was based on a guilty plea to attempted rape, the People provided reliable evidence (see Correction Law § 168-n [3]) of sexual contact supporting an assessment of 25 points. The court also properly determined that, in any event, a discretionary upward departure would be warranted by the circumstance that defendant committed the underlying crime after absconding from a work release program, a factor not otherwise considered by the risk assessment instrument (see People v O'Flaherty, 23 AD3d 237 [2005], lv denied 6 NY3d 705 [2006]). Concur— Buckley, EJ., Tom, Mazzarelli, Saxe and McGuire, JJ.