An Oregon man who was jailed for sex abuse, despite never actually being indicted, is now suing state authorities. After the man was released, it was revealed that he was never actually indicted, something his lawyer, the prosecutor and the judge all missed. The man now faces new related charges and is trying to stop the prosecution on double jeopardy grounds and due process violations. You may read more here.
Sentencing Law and Policy has an interesting post about the Sixth Circuit's denial of en banc rehearing in Doe v. Bredesen. The case concerns a challenge to the application of Tennessee's new GPS sex-offender tracking rules, which the Sixth Circuit rejected 2-1. Jonathan Adler at Volokh Conspiracy also covered the case here.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an interesting editorial which questions whether Texas' adoption of the Adam Walsh Act will actually make Texas safer. From the opinion: "There is no discounting the severity of some sex offenses, [b]ut keep in mind that someone who is twice arrested for urinating in public is deemed a Tier 1 sex offender in Texas."
A man who is a registered sex offender in Georgia is seeking to avoid having to register himself when he moves to Missouri. The man argues that Missouri's sex offender registry should not include him because he pled guilty in 1993, whereas the Missouri registry did not go into affect until 1995. The Missouri sex offender law previously included people convicted of sex crimes as early as 1979, but the Missouri Supreme Court disagreed in a 2006 ruling. The man is now seeking clarification on the Supreme Court decision.
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