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PEOPLE v. QUINTANA

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.
May 2, 2006
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In adjudicating defendant a level two sex offender, the court properly assessed points under the "forcible compulsion" and "deviate sexual intercourse" categories of the Risk Assessment Guidelines. This determination was supported by clear and convincing evidence. The grand jury minutes were "reliable hearsay evidence" (Correction Law ยง 168-n), and constituted a proper basis for the court's findings ( see People v. Dort, 18 AD3d 23, 25, lv denied 4 NY3d 885). We perceive no basis for a discretionary downward departure ( see People v. Guaman, 8 AD3d 545).