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.
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.
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.
Meredith v. Stein (E.D. N.C. 2019)
Posted: June 11, 2019
Federal trial court in North Carolina Judgment and Consent Order precluding the registration of an individual convicted of out-of-state without an opportunity to be heard.
Doe v. Virginia State Police (4th Cir. 2013)
Posted: April 29, 2019
4th Circuit Court of Appeals affirming the dismissal of civil rights complaint challenging's Doe's reclassification as a sexually violent offender on standing, ripeness, and Procedural Due Process grounds.
In re McClain (N.C. Ct. App. 2013)
Posted: January 20, 2019
North Carolina Court of Appeals holding that the state legislature's attempt to bring North Carolina's conditions for removal from the sex offender registry in line with federal standards did not constitute an unlawful delegation of authority, and that evidence was sufficient to support the Superior Court's denial of offender's petition.
State v. Grady (N.C. Ct. App. 2018)
Posted: December 20, 2018
North Carolina Court of Appeals holding that, absent evidence of effectiveness, imposing GPS monitoring on person required to register would be a violation of the Fourth Amendment.