People v. Caban
| Decision Date | 21 April 2009 |
| Docket Number | 2007-01482. |
| Parties | THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MICHAEL CABAN, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
At the hearing held pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (hereinafter SORA) to redetermine the defendant's risk level (see Correction Law § 168-a et seq.), the Supreme Court properly assessed the defendant 20 points under risk factor 5 because the victim was between 11 and 16 years old (Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary [2006]) and 20 additional points under risk factor 6 because the victim was asleep at the beginning of the incident and therefore was "physically helpless" (id. at 11; see Penal Law § 130.00 [7]; People v Bush, 57 AD3d 1119 [2008], lv denied 12 NY3d 756 [2009]; People v Ramirez, 53 AD3d 990, 990-991 [2008]; People v Davis, 51 AD3d 442 [2008]; People v DeCicco, 38 AD3d 937 [2007]; People v Vaughn, 26 AD3d 776, 776-777 [2006]; People v Greene, 13 AD3d 991, 992 [2004]; People v Sensourichanh, 290 AD2d 886 [2002]). Inasmuch as the victim's physical helplessness was not the result of, or in any way connected with, her age, assessing points in both categories did not constitute impermissible double counting (see People v Davis, 51 AD3d at 442; cf. Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary, at 11 [2006]).
The defendant's remaining contention is unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, is without merit.
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