Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eddy F. Sanchez, Jr., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-03-16
Citations: 137 A.D.3d 989
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eddy F. Sanchez, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: Chambers, J.P., Austin, Sgroi and Duffy, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 137
Pages: 989–990

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eddy F. Sanchez, Jr., Appellant.
[26 NYS3d 712]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Suffolk County (Kahn, J.), dated June 10, 2014, 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.
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 he failed to satisfy the threshold condition of identifying an appropriate mitigating factor which is of a kind, or to a degree, that is otherwise not adequately taken into account by the Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841, 861 [2014]; People v Boykin, 102 AD3d 937 [2013]).
Chambers, J.P., Austin, Sgroi and Duffy, JJ., concur.