4th Circuit Court of Appeals holding that a violation of South Carolina's voyeurism statute constitutes a "sex offense" for the purposes of federal SORNA.
United State v. Helton (4th Cir. 2019)
Posted: December 9, 2019
Fazili v. Commonwealth (Va. Ct. App. 2019)
Posted: December 9, 2019
Virginia Court of Appeals reversing trial court's imposition of general internet usage restriction as a condition of probation without articulating why such a condition would be narrowly tailored.
State v. Hoyle (W.Va. 2019)
Posted: November 27, 2019
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals opinion finding that state registration scheme was not vague, that a 10-25 year sentence for failing to provide a correct phone number pursuant to that scheme was not disproportionate, but that a recidivist life sentence enhancement did violate the 8th Amendment.
Prynne v. Northam et al (E.D. Va. 2019)
Posted: August 19, 2019
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissing a federal civil rights complaint alleging violations of state and federal constitutional provisions related to Ex Post Facto punishment and Due Process.
State v. Grady (N.C. 2019)
Posted: August 16, 2019
North Carolina Supreme Court opinion holding that imposition of mandatory, lifetime GPS monitoring imposed on individuals who North Carolina classified as recidivist offenders and who were no longer under state criminal supervision was a violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Bailey v. Commonwealth (Va. Ct. App. 2019)
Posted: August 1, 2019
Virginia Court of Appeals affirming conviction and upholding state law that required registration of internet identifiers.
United States v. White (4th Cir. 2019)
Posted: June 29, 2019
4th Circuit Court of Appeals holding that district court lacked the authority to dismiss a commitment proceeding against someone who was not competent to stand trial, and that furthermore such a commitment proceeding would not offend Due Process protections.
Thomas v. Commonwealth (Va. 2019)
Posted: June 29, 2019
Virginia Supreme Court holding that Due Process does not require the state appoint expert witnesses for indigent respondents in the context of SVP hearings.
Mohamed v. Holder (4th Cir. 2014)
Posted: June 12, 2019
4th Circuit Court of Appeals holding that failing to register as a sex offender does not constitute a "crime involving moral turpitude" for immigration and removal purposes.
Matter of Chapman (S.C. 2017)
Posted: June 12, 2019
South Carolina Supreme Court holding that there is both a statutory and constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel in SVP proceedings.