People v Callanan
2021 NY Slip Op 04041 [195 AD3d 958]
June 23, 2021
Appellate Division, Second Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, August 4, 2021


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 The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
Kathleen Callanan, Appellant.

Steven A. Feldman, Manhasset, NY, for appellant.

William V. Grady, District Attorney, Poughkeepsie, NY (Kirsten A. Rappleyea of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Dutchess County (Peter M. Forman, J.), dated November 17, 2017, which, without a hearing, designated her a level two sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the record reflects that she knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived her right to a hearing to determine her risk level under the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-c [hereinafter SORA]; see People v Roache, 110 AD3d 776, 777 [2013]; People v Gliatta, 27 AD3d 441 [2006]), despite her history of mental illness (cf. People v Harris, 166 AD3d 801 [2018]; People v Narbonne, 131 AD3d 626, 627 [2015]; People v M'Lady, 59 AD3d 568 [2009]). In particular, the defendant was expressly advised of her right to a hearing by the SORA court, the court inquired as to her understanding of and satisfaction with the proceedings as well as her willingness to waive her right to a hearing, and the defendant's responses and behavior were confirmative and appropriate (cf. People v Harris, 166 AD3d at 801; People v Narbonne, 131 AD3d at 627; People v M'Lady, 59 AD3d at 568).

Accordingly, we affirm the order designating the defendant a level two sex offender. Rivera, J.P., Hinds-Radix, Connolly and Iannacci, JJ., concur.