Illinois Supreme Court Opinion affirming a criminal conviction for entering a park as someone with a past sex offense conviction in order to retrieve their own child.
People v. Legoo (Ill. 2020)
Posted: June 25, 2020
H.R. v. New Jersey State Parole Board (N.J. 2020)
Posted: June 25, 2020
New Jersey Supreme Court opinion affirming that, under certain circumstances, GPS monitoring for individuals on parole supervision for life is justified by the special needs exception to the warrant requirement of the 4th Amendment.
State v. Chapman (Iowa 2020)
Posted: June 22, 2020
Iowa Supreme Court opinion holding that where a defendant enters an Alford plea to an offense that is not a sexual offense, the state may not use the minutes of the plea to establish sexual motivation for registration purposes and that the proper remedy is a remand to develop the record.
United States v. Tullie (9th Cir. 2020)
Posted: June 20, 2020
9th Circuit Opinion affirming and vacating in part conditions of supervised release that were imposed by the district court related to treatment and employment subsequent to a conviction for a sex offense.
Benitez v. Hutchens (9th Cir. 2020)
Posted: June 20, 2020
9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversing the dismissal of a civil rights complaint, alleging that confinement in a jail as a civil committee violated constitutional rights.
Commonwealth v. Torsilieri (Pa. 2020)
Posted: June 16, 2020
Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion vacating trial court opinion finding that Pennsylvania's sex offense registry violated various constitutional provisions related to punishment and reputation, and remanded for fact-finding on rates of re-offense.
State v. Beam (Mont. 2020)
Posted: June 15, 2020
Montana Supreme Court Opinion reversing the trial court's decision to revoke a suspended sentence for failing to complete a treatment program in prison when the original sentence did not specify that was a requirement.
United States v. Donk (4th Cir. 2020)
Posted: June 15, 2020
4th Circuit Court of Appeals affirming a condition of supervised release, based on individualized circumstances, prohibiting the Appellant from possessing sexually arousing materials.