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DEFENDANT’S POSITIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE PRISON SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF HIS OFFENSES, DID NOT WARRANT A DOWNWARD DEPARTURE FROM LEVEL THREE TO LEVEL TWO; TWO-JUDGE DISSENT (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals, affirming the appellate division, over a two-justice dissent, determined defendant’s request for a downward departure in this SORA risk-level proceeding (level three to level two) was properly denied:

In 1988, defendant was convicted after trial of four counts of first-degree rape and four counts of first-degree sodomy, among other crimes, for raping or sexually assaulting five women in their homes at knifepoint during burglaries that occurred over the course of a year. In anticipation of defendant’s conditional release from imprisonment in 2020, the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders assessed defendant 155 points on the risk assessment instrument (RAI), presumptively designating him a level three sexually violent offender for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA).

Defendant did not dispute the accuracy of the Board’s point assessment, but he requested that the court depart downward to risk level two. To that end, defendant argued that he did not present a high risk of sexual reoffense, as evidenced by his positive performance in sex offender treatment and educational programs while incarcerated (including obtaining his general equivalency diploma and college-level education credits), limited history of disciplinary infractions, age at time of release (51 years old), familial support, and his scores on two alternative risk assessment instruments. Defendant also asserted that he would be subject to supervision regardless of his risk designation as part of the terms of his conditional release, and that a level three designation would make it more difficult for him to locate housing. People v Anthony, 2023 NY Slip Op 03303, CtApp 6-15-23

Practice Point: Here defendant’s age (51) and positive performance in the prison sex offender treatment and educational programs, given the seriousness of his offenses, did not warrant a SORA risk-level downward departure from level three to level two. There was a strong two-judge dissent.

 

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