BENNETT, ELIUD, PEOPLE v ( 2011 )

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
1375
KA 10-01035
PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., CENTRA, CARNI, LINDLEY, AND MARTOCHE, JJ.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,
V MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ELIUD BENNETT, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
TIMOTHY P. DONAHER, PUBLIC DEFENDER, ROCHESTER (JAMES ECKERT OF
COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
MICHAEL C. GREEN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ROCHESTER (NANCY GILLIGAN OF
COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Frank
P. Geraci, Jr., A.J.), entered March 19, 2010. The order determined
that defendant is a level three risk pursuant to the Sex Offender
Registration Act.
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is
unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from an order determining that he
is a level three risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act
(Correction Law § 168 et seq.). Defendant failed to preserve for our
review his contention that he was entitled to a downward departure
from his presumptive risk level (see People v Clark, 66 AD3d 1366, lv
denied 13 NY3d 713; People v Ratcliff, 53 AD3d 1110, lv denied 11 NY3d
708). In any event, we reject that contention inasmuch as “defendant
failed to present clear and convincing evidence of special
circumstances justifying a downward departure” (People v Regan, 46
AD3d 1434, 1435).
Entered: December 30, 2011 Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court