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Brutality of Offense Warranted an Upward Departure in SORA Proceeding

The Second Department determined the brutality involved in the offense warranted an upward departure:

…[I]n light of the extreme brutality and violence of the defendant’s conduct in his commission of the underlying crimes, which included holding the victim hostage in her home over the course of approximately 13 hours, repeatedly threatening to stab her with a knife and burn her to death with gasoline, raping her twice, locking her in a closet, choking and punching her, and engaging in a standoff with the police, the County Court properly determined that there were aggravating factors not adequately taken into account by the Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary … . Upon making such a determination, the County Court providently exercised its discretion in granting the People’s application for an upward departure from a level two to a level three sex offender … . People v Soevyn, 2014 NY Slip Op 02275, 2nd Dept 4-2-14

 

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