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DEFENDANT’S DENIAL OF GUILT MADE WHEN HIS APPEAL WAS PENDING CANNOT BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF POINTS IN A SORA RISK-LEVEL PROCEEDING FOR “FAILURE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY” (FIRST DEPT). ​

The First Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court in this SORA risk-assessment proceeding, determined defendant should not have been assessed 10 points for failure to accept responsibility because his denial of guilt was made when his appeal was pending:

… [T]he court should not have assessed 10 points under risk factor 12 for failure to accept responsibility. Defendant’s denials of guilt were made at the time his appeal from his underlying conviction was pending. “Requiring defendant to accept responsibility could potentially result in his admissions being used against him in any retrial, violating his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination” … . People v Wallace, 2024 NY Slip Op 05189, First Dept 10-22-24

Practice Point: A denial of guilt made when defendant’s appeal was pending and there was a chance for a retrial cannot be used against him in a SORA risk-level assessment.

 

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