People v Santiago

2011 NY Slip Op 08336 [89 AD3d 911]

November 15, 2011

Appellate Division, Second Department

As corrected through Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

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

—[*1]Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (William Kastin of counsel; Meghan McCarthy on thebrief), for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove, Morgan J. Dennehy, andBruce Alderman of counsel), for respondent.

Appeals by the defendant from five orders of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gary, J.), alldated April 29, 2010, which, after a hearing, designated him a level three sexually violent offenderpursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.

Ordered that the orders are affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Under the facts of this case, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying thedefendant's request for an adjournment of the Sex Offender Registration Act hearing (see People v Sherard, 73 AD3d 537[2010]; People v Wright, 53 AD3d963, 964 [2008]; People v Ellis, 52AD3d 1272, 1273 [2008]; People v DiJohn, 48 AD3d 1302, 1303 [2008]).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit. Rivera, J.P., Angiolillo, Belen and Roman,JJ., concur.