| People v Santos |
| 2024 NY Slip Op 06462 |
| Decided on December 20, 2024 |
| Appellate Division, Fourth Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. |
D.J. & J.A. CIRANDO, PLLC, SYRACUSE (JOHN A. CIRANDO OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
KRISTYNA S. MILLS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WATERTOWN (MORGAN R. MAYER OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
Appeal from a decision of the Jefferson County Court (David A. Renzi, J.), rendered January 4, 2023. The decision determined that defendant is a level two risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.
It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs.
Memorandum: Defendant purports to appeal from a bench decision of County Court adjudicating him to be a level two risk pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law § 168 et seq .). The court did not issue a written decision, order, or judgment. Because no appeal lies from a mere decision (see Gunn v Palmieri , 86 NY2d 830, 830 [1995]; Kuhn v Kuhn , 129 AD2d 967, 967 [4th Dept 1987]), we must dismiss the appeal. We also note that the court, in its oral decision, did not set forth its findings of fact and conclusions of law (see Correction Law § 168-d [3]).
Entered: December 20, 2024
Ann Dillon Flynn
Clerk of the Court