People v Green
2007 NY Slip Op 07416 [44 AD3d 635]
October 2, 2007
Appellate Division, Second Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, December 12, 2007


The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
Randy Green, Appellant.

—[*1] Robert C. Mitchell, Riverhead, N.Y. (James H. Miller III of counsel), for appellant.

Thomas J. Spota, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Steven A. Hovani of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a determination of the County Court, Suffolk County (Crecca, J.), dated March 8, 2006, which, after a hearing pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C, designated him a level three sex offender.

Ordered that the determination is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

There was clear and convincing evidence to support the County Court's determination to designate the defendant a level three sex offender (see People v Fisher, 36 AD3d 880 [2007]; People v Inghilleri, 21 AD3d 404 [2005]; People v Guaman, 8 AD3d 545 [2004]). There is no merit to the defendant's contention that he was entitled to a downward departure from this risk level (see People v Abdullah, 31 AD3d 515 [2006]; People v Ventura, 24 AD3d 527 [2005]; People v Dexter, 21 AD3d 403 [2005]). Schmidt, J.P., Santucci, Florio and Dillon, JJ., concur.