Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David Lee, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-06-21
Citations: 96 A.D.3d 612
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Lee, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 96
Pages: 612–612

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Lee, Appellant.
[946 NYS2d 858]

Opinion:
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bruce Allen, J), entered on or about October 11, 2011, which adjudicated defendant a level two sexually violent offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court providently exercised its discretion in granting a downward departure to risk level two while declining to grant a further departure (see People v Mingo, 12 NY3d 563, 568 n 2 [2009]; People v Johnson, 11 NY3d 416, 421 [2008]). The court properly determined, after balancing the evidence of defendant's rehabilitative efforts against the extreme seriousness of his criminal conduct, that a downward departure to the lowest risk level would not be warranted. Concur — Tom, J.P., Andrias, Friedman, Moskowitz and Renwick, JJ.