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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

45 A.D.3d 429 (1st Dept. 2007) 36 People v. Mingo, 12 N.Y.3d 563 (2009) 36-37, 40 People v. O'Neal, 35 A.D.3d 302 (1st Dept. 2006) 36 People v. Pettigrew, 14 N.Y.3d 406 (2010) 36 People v. Roland, 292 A.D.2d 271 (1st Dept. 2002) 38 People v. Smith, 75 A.D.3d 1112 (4th Dept. 2010) 58 People v. Vas

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

45 A.D.3d 429 (1st Dept. 2007) 36 People v. Mingo, 12 N.Y.3d 563 (2009) 36-37, 40 People v. O'Neal, 35 A.D.3d 302 (1st Dept. 2006) 36 People v. Pettigrew, 14 N.Y.3d 406 (2010) 36 People v. Roland, 292 A.D.2d 271 (1st Dept. 2002) 38 People v. Smith, 75 A.D.3d 1112 (4th Dept. 2010) 58 People v. Vas

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

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

hat the risk factors giving rise to the offender's score were supported by "dear and convincing evidence." ,egg Correction Law §168- n(3); People v. Pettigrew, 14 N.Y.3d 406, 408 (2010); People v. O'Neal. 35 A.D.3d 302 (1st Dept 2006). That SORA employs this relatively-relaxed standard, as opposed to proo