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)
Posted: October 23, 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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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. City of Lynn (Mass. 2015)
Posted: December 19, 2018
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that residential banishment law for those convicted of sex offenses that was enacted by city was effectively preempted under Massachusetts Home Rule amendment.
Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Mass. 2015)
Posted: October 27, 2017
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts found that preponderance of the evidence standard no longer sufficed for comporting with Due Process for tiering of sex offenders, clear and convincing standard would be required.
Doe v. State (N.H. 2015)
Posted: September 19, 2017
As-applied challenge to New Hampshire sex offender registration, alleging due process and ex post facto violations. NH Supreme Court found ex post facto violation, and required hearing to determine dangerousness as a remedy.