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SORA Finding Reduced Twenty Points—No Evidence or Findings Re: Targeting of Victim

The Fourth Department determined the People did not present sufficient evidence defendant targeted the victim and the SORA court did not set forth the relevant findings of fact and conclusions of law.  Therefore the SORA score was reduced by 20 points:

At the SORA hearing, the People had “the burden of proving the facts supporting the [risk level classification] sought by clear and convincing evidence” … . Here, the People failed to meet their burden of establishing that defendant “established or promoted” his relationship with the victim “for the primary purpose of victimization” (Sex Offender Registration Act…) ..The People presented no evidence that defendant, who met the victim at a party, targeted the victim for the primary purpose of victimizing her …. As a result of the court’s error, defendant’s score on the risk assessment instrument must be reduced by 20 points, and thus he should be presumptively classified as a level two risk.  We therefore modify the order accordingly.

We note in any event that we agree with defendant that the court failed to comply with Correction Law § 168-n (3), inasmuch as it failed to set forth the findings of fact and conclusions of law upon which it based its determination to assess points under risk factor 7 …

The court merely recited its conclusion, i.e., that “[d]efendant established a relationship with [the victim] for the purpose of victimization.” People v Johnson, 341, KA 12-00361, 4th Dept. 3-22-13

 

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