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DEFENDANT’S “PROMOTING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD” CONVICTION WAS REVERSED ON THE LAW; THE DEFENDANT CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED AS A “SEX OFFENDER” (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department noted that if the underlying conviction has been reversed and the indictment dismissed it can no longer be the basis for classifying the defendant as a “sex offender:”

While this appeal was pending, this Court reversed the judgment convicting defendant of eight counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child as a sexually motivated felony (Penal Law §§ 130.91, 263.15) on the law and dismissed the indictment … .

A “sex offender” includes a person who is convicted of an offense described in Correction Law § 168-a (2) or (3). However “[a]ny [such] conviction set aside pursuant to law is not a conviction” for purposes of the statute (§ 168-a [1]; see § 168-d [1] [a]). Inasmuch as defendant’s judgment of conviction has been “set aside pursuant to law” (§ 168-a [1]) by reversal of this Court …, defendant does not qualify as a “sex offender” within the meaning of SORA, and the risk level determination must be vacated … . People v Congdon, 2023 NY Slip Op 02228, Fourth Dept 4-28-23

Practice Point: Where a sexual-offense conviction has been reversed on the law and the indictment dismissed, the defendant cannot be classified as a “sex offender.”

 

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