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Appellate Term,First Department: October 12, 2022

Orders on motions decided on:October 6, 2022

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By: Brigantti, J.P., Tisch, Michael, JJ. 17-105. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, res v. DAMIEN POWELL, def-app — Order (Felicia A. Mennin, J.), entered July 28, 2016, affirmed. The record supports the level three sex offender adjudication. The SORA court properly assessed 15 points under risk factor 11 for defendant’s history of drug abuse based on defendant’s own admissions about his long and extensive history of substance abuse, including his regular use of marijuana and K2 since the age of fourteen. “In making that finding, the court appropriately considered the report of a CPL article 730 examination prepared in connection with the underlying conviction, including statements made by defendant during his examination” (People v. Buford, 56 AD3d 381 [2008]; see People v. Williams, 96 AD3d 421, 422 [2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 813 [2012]). Contrary to defendant’s contention, since SORA proceedings are civil in nature (see People v. Mingo, 12 NY3d 563, 571 [2009]), the use of his statements was not prohibited by CPL 730.20(6). As an alternative holding, the record also supports the SORA court’s alternative finding that defendant should be adjudicated a level three sex offender based upon a presumptive override for a recent threat to reoffend by committing a sexual or violent crime. Just six days after being released from prison for the underlying offense, defendant committed a new and very serious crime, for which he ultimately pleaded guilty to attempted rape in the first degree (see People v. Johnson, 44 AD3d 571 [2007], lv denied 10 NY3d 701 [2008]). Defendant’s contention that he should have received a downward departure is unpreserved (see People v. Gillotti, 23 NY3d 841, 861 n 5 [2014]; People v. Johnson, 130 AD3d 454 [2015], lv denied 26 NY3d 908 [2015]). In any event, we find no basis for such a departure. All concur THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.

By: Brigantti, J.P., Tisch, Michael, JJ.

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