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• • a To be Argued By: JAY P. LEPKOWITZ New York County Clerk's Index No. 30129/2010 '.ex 'Dark Sul:mettle Tourt APPELLATE DIVISION-FIRST DEPARTMENT PEOPLE OF THE STATE OP NEW YORK, -against- JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN, Respondent, Defendant-Appellant. rI BRIEF FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT JAY P. LEFKOWITZ SANDRA LYNN MUSUMECI KnAND & ELLIS LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant REPRODUCED ON RECYCLED PAPER cps-P-ikA EFTA00181023 EFTA00181024 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 1 QUESTIONS PRESENTED STATEMENT OF FACTS 3 I. The Underlying Offense 4 II. Sex Offender Registration 6 III. The Board's Recommendation 7 IV. Pre-Hearing Investigation By the District Attorney 11 V. SORA Hearing 12 ARGUMENT 16 I. THE COURT'S LEVEL 3 DETERMINATION IS NOT SUPPORTED BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE AS REQUIRED BY SORA AND AS A MATTER OF FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. 17 A. The People's Investigation Revealed That T