PEOPLE v. THOMAS

Ind. Nos. 5090/04, 5090A/04. Appeal No. 15230. Case No. 2019-05250.

202 A.D.3d 450 (2022)

158 N.Y.S.3d 587

2022 NY Slip Op 00741

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

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided February 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean , Center for Appellate Litigation, New York ( Molly Schindler of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York ( John T. Hughes of counsel), for respondent.

Concur— Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Webber, Oing, Mendez, Higgitt, JJ.


The court properly exercised its discretion when it declined to grant a downward departure (see People v Gillotti, 23 N.Y.3d 841 [2014]). Defendant has failed to show that his medical condition, age, or family situation would prevent him from reoffending. Defendant was already 60 years old when he began grooming and sexually assaulting the minor victim. His prior offenses (one of which...

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