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ere was none. For those reasons, the Board recommended that defendant be designated a level-three sex offender. At the SORA hearing before Justice Pickholz, defendant essentially took the position that the level-three designation could not be supported by the crimes with which he had actually been char

Defendant-Appellant. BRIEF FOR RESPONDENT INTRODUCTION Defendant, Jeffrey Epstein, appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Ruth Pickholz, J.), entered on January 18, 2011, adjudicating him a level-three sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act ("SORA"). By the under

Board and submitted to court "certainly meet the `reliable hearsay' standard for admissibility at SORA proceedings," People v. -36- EFTA00792539 Mingo, 12 N.Y.3d 563, 573 (2009), and those materials "often [are] replete with hearsay culled from a variety of secondary sources." People v. Vasquez 20

ere was none. For those reasons, the Board recommended that defendant be designated a level-three sex offender. At the SORA hearing before Justice Pickholz, defendant essentially took the position that the level-three designation could not be supported by the crimes with which he had actually been char

Defendant-Appellant. BRIEF FOR RESPONDENT INTRODUCTION Defendant, Jeffrey Epstein, appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Ruth Pickholz, J.), entered on January 18, 2011, adjudicating him a level-three sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act ("SORA"). By the under

Board and submitted to court "certainly meet the `reliable hearsay' standard for admissibility at SORA proceedings," People v. -36- EFTA00602377 Mingo, 12 N.Y.3d 563, 573 (2009), and those materials "often [are] replete with hearsay culled from a variety of secondary sources." People v. Vasquez 20

appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Deborah L. Morse of counsel), for respondent. Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ruth Pickholz, J.), entered on or about January 18, 2011, which adjudicated defendant a level three sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (

ffidavit prepared by Florida law enforcement authorities after their investigation, and the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders' case summary (see Mingo, 12 NY3d at 572-573, 577). The probable cause affidavit was extremely detailed. It set forth the sworn, tape-recorded statements of the victims. Th

appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Deborah L. Morse of counsel), for respondent. Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ruth Pickholz, J.), entered on or about January 18, 2011, which adjudicated defendant a level three sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (

ffidavit prepared by Florida law enforcement authorities after their investigation, and the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders' case summary (see Mingo, 12 NY3d at 572-573, 577). The probable cause affidavit was extremely detailed. It set forth the sworn, tape-recorded statements of the victims. Th

appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Deborah L. Morse of counsel), for respondent. Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ruth Pickholz, J.), entered on or about January 18, 2011, which adjudicated defendant a level three sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (C

affidavit prepared by Florida law enforcement authorities after their investigation, and the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders' case summary (see Mingo, 12 NY3d at 572-573, 577). The probable cause affidavit was extremely detailed. It set forth the sworn, tape-recorded statements of the victims. Th