Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Curtis R. Adams, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2007-10-30
Citations: 44 A.D.3d 1020
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Curtis R. Adams, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 44
Pages: 1020–1020

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Curtis R. Adams, Appellant.
[845 NYS2d 375]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Suffolk County (Weber, J.), dated July 5, 2005, 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 County Court providently exercised its discretion in denying his request for a downward departure from his presumptive risk level as shown on the risk assessment instrument. The defendant failed to present clear and convincing evidence of special circumstances warranting such a departure. In fact, his contention that his ill health would militate against his reoffending is belied by his own actions in committing a sexual offense at a time when his kidneys allegedly had already failed (see People v Inghilleri, 21 AD3d 404, 405-406 [2005]; People v Davis, 26 AD3d 364 [2006]; cf. People v Abdullah, 31 AD3d 515, 516 [2006]).
In light of our determination, we need not reach the People's contentions. Rivera, J.P., Krausman, Florio and Dillon, JJ., concur.