People v. Guardiola

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Larry Stephen, J.), entered on or about August 1, 2013, which adjudicated defendant a risk level three sexually violent predicate offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Defendant’s prior felony sex crime conviction automatically resulted in an override to risk level three (see People v Howard, 27 NY3d 337 , 342 [2016]), and the court properly exercised its discretion when it declined to grant a downward departure (see People v Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841 [2014]). There were no mitigating factors that were not adequately taken into account by the risk assessment instrument, and the record does not establish any basis for a downward departure. Defendant’s participation in sex offender treatment while in prison was adequately taken into account, and we reject his assertion that he poses a

Concur — Friedman, J.P., Richter, Feinman, Kapnick and Kahn, JJ.