1st Cir.

Commonwealth v. Harding (Mass. 2020)

Posted: October 5, 2020

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts opinion reversing a lower court finding that the appellant violated his probation by not registering addresses where he performed home repairs and for performing repairs at an address where a child was present.

Commonwealth v. Harding (Mass. 2020)

United States v. Seward (1st Cir. 2020)

Posted: July 25, 2020

1st Circuit Court of Appeals opinion holding that venue for a federal failure to register prosecution is proper in the departure jurisdiction.

United States v. Seward (1st Cir. 2020)

United States v. Hines (Dist. R.I. 2020)

Posted: January 30, 2020

District Court Report and Recommendation analyzing the impact of United States v. Haymond in the context of the revocation of supervision where the basis for revocation was possession of unlawful images.

United States v. Hines (Dist. R.I. 2020)

Commonwealth v. Vieira (Mass. 2019)

Posted: October 23, 2019

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court opinion affirming the denial of state's request for mandatory pretrial detention of defendant who had been charged with statutory rape offense.

Commonwealth v. Vieira (Mass. 2019)

In re Chapman (Mass. 2019)

Posted: June 11, 2019

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Opinion holding that individual who state alleges meets the criteria for an SVP, but whom neither examiner concludes is an SVP, is entitled to release pending trial.

In re Chapman (Mass. 2019)

Commonwealth v. Wilmer (Mass. 2018)

Posted: April 28, 2019

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversing a decision of the trial court which found that two convictions arising from the same proceeding required sex offense registration.

Commonwealth v. Wilmer (Mass. 2018)

Commonwealth v. Feliz (Mass. 2019).

Posted: April 10, 2019

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts holding that state statute requiring the imposition of GPS monitoring as a condition of probation was unconstitutional in the context of the case of an individual who was convicted of non-contact sexual offenses.

Commonwealth v. Feliz (Mass. 2019).

Healey v. Spencer (1st Cir. 2014)

Posted: January 20, 2019

1st Circuit Court of Appeals case affirming in part and reversing in part complex litigation involving Massachusetts Treatment Center, finding no Due Process violations in Appelants cases.

Healey v. Spencer (1st Cir. 2014)

Noe v. SORB (Mass. 2018)

Posted: December 19, 2018

Massachusetts SJC case holding that, at reclassification hearings, burden of proof is with the government to establish that current classification is correct.

Noe v. SORB (Mass. 2018)

Doe v. SORB (Mass. 2018)

Posted: December 19, 2018

Massachusetts SJC holding that burden of proof to establish continued appropriateness of duty to register must remain with the government to comport with Due Process in classification proceedings.

Doe v. SORB (Mass. 2018)

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Commonwealth v. Harding (Mass. 2020)

United States v. Seward (1st Cir. 2020)

United States v. Hines (Dist. R.I. 2020)

Commonwealth v. Vieira (Mass. 2019)

In re Chapman (Mass. 2019)

Commonwealth v. Wilmer (Mass. 2018)

Commonwealth v. Feliz (Mass. 2019).

Healey v. Spencer (1st Cir. 2014)

Noe v. SORB (Mass. 2018)

Doe v. SORB (Mass. 2018)

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