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ALLEGATIONS OF SEX OFFENSES OF WHICH DEFENDANT WAS ACQUITTED AT TRIAL PROPERLY USED IN THE SORA RISK ASSESSMENT CALCULATION (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals, over an extensive dissenting opinion by Judge Rivera, affirmed the SORA court’s use of allegations of sex offenses of which defendant was acquitted at trial in its risk assessment calculation:

The record supports the affirmed finding that defendant engaged in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated sexual abuse, warranting the imposition of 25 points under risk factor 2 in determining defendant’s risk level under the Sex Offender Registration Act. Contrary to defendant’s argument, his acquittal of charges at his criminal trial relating to such conduct, does not foreclose the hearing court from finding, by clear and convincing evidence, that he engaged in such acts … .

From the dissent:

As this Court has recognized, the clear and convincing evidence standard is an exacting one … . “[T]he registration duties that SORA imposes are a nontrivial restriction on the individual’s liberty, and there is a material difference between having to register for ten years and having to register for life”… . In a case such as this, where the jury clearly had grave doubts about [the complainant’s] narrative, the courts below erred in concluding that her testimony was clear and convincing evidence of defendant having committed the sexual conduct necessary for an assessment of 25 points under risk factor two. People v Britton, 2018 NY Slip Op 02830, Ct App, 4-26-18

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