Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John E. Sanderline, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-09-21
Citations: 142 A.D.3d 1061
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John E. Sanderline, Appellant.
Judges: Leventhal, J.P., Roman, Sgroi and LaSalle, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 142
Pages: 1061–1062

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John E. Sanderline, Appellant.
[37 NYS3d 455]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Suffolk County (Kahn, J.), dated February 25, 2015, which, after a hearing, designated him a level two sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
An upward departure from the presumptive risk level is permitted only if the court determines "that there exists an aggravating . . . factor of a kind, or to a degree, that is otherwise not adequately taken into account by the [Sex Offender Registration Act] guidelines" (Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary at 4 [2006] [hereinafter the Guidelines]; see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841, 861 [2014]; People v DeWoody, 127 AD3d 831, 831-832 [2015]). Here, the County Court properly determined that the People presented clear and convincing evidence of aggravating factors not adequately taken into account by the Guidelines (see People v Jackson, 139 AD3d 1031 [2016]; People v DeDona, 102 AD3d 58, 69 [2012]). Upon making that determination, the court providently exercised its discretion in granting the People's application for an upward departure (see People v Wyatt, 89 AD3d 112, 123 [2011]). Accordingly, the defendant was properly designated a level two sex offender.
Leventhal, J.P., Roman, Sgroi and LaSalle, JJ., concur.