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THERE WAS NO PROOF IN THE RECORD SUPPORTING THE FINDING THAT THE MISSOURI CONVICTION WAS THE EQUIVALENT OF A NEW YORK FELONY; THEREFORE THE RISK-LEVEL ASSESSMENT WAS REDUCED BY 10 POINTS (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, reversing County Court and remitting the matter, determined there was no proof in the record to support the finding that a Missouri conviction was the equivalent of a New York felony. The 15 points assessed for the foreign conviction was reduced to 5 points:

The Missouri statute under which defendant was convicted requires that a person “knowingly possesses a controlled substance” (Mo Ann Stat § 579.015 [1] … ), with no minimum drug quantity required … . Although criminal possession of a controlled substance is, most often, a felony in New York (see Penal Law §§ 220.21, 220.18, 220.16, 220.09, 220.06), the felony provisions all contain a weight element or require an intent to sell or a predicate conviction, whereas possession of a quantity of a controlled substance below the felony threshold constitutes a class A misdemeanor (see Penal Law § 220.03). Here, the facts and conduct underlying the Missouri conviction of criminal possession of a controlled substance are not in the record and, thus, it is unclear if the conduct underlying that conviction would constitute a felony in New York … . Accordingly, we are constrained to conclude that the record only supports the assessment of 5 points, not 15 points, under risk factor 9. Deducting 10 points from the total score of 110 results in a score of 100, placing defendant in the classification of a presumptive risk level two sex offender. However, the People expressly argued that, if defendant were found to be a risk level two sex offender, an upward departure would be warranted. In light of our holding that defendant is a presumptive risk level two sex offender, the matter must be remitted for County Court to consider whether an upward departure is warranted … . People v Smith, 2021 NY Slip Op 06403, Third Dept 11-18-21

 

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