New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Darryl Stevens, Appellant; the People of the State of New York…
February 19, 199891 N.Y.2d 270
Summary
The Court held that a convicted sex offender does not have a discrete right to appeal a Megan's Law risk level determination because such determinations are regulatory, not part of the criminal sentence, and the statutes provide no avenue for criminal appellate review. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the Appellate Division's dismissal of the appeals.