Sex Offender Registries, Sex Offenders Search, News, Info and Discussion

  
Home | Sex Offender Registry | Megan's Law | Forums (Message Boards) | News Archive
AMBER Alert | Law Enforcement Agencies | Directory of Sites | Polls | Library | Glossary | More Resources                             Login | About Us

Top Posters Since October 2003
dp14000+
orolan4000+
Navigatr12500+
Silvert...2500+
1dadof52500+
Valerie2000+
steve1500+
victori...1000+
myoung1000+
rabbitr...750+
HPierce750+
poetsdr...750+
Renunci...750+
lj750+
fallenone500+
DoTheCr...500+
marta500+
momhelp...500+
prozac500+
rebel51500+
PVulcan250+
anti250+
rodsmith250+
LockEmUp250+
Quest250+
artie250+
KK250+
LostTime250+
TGoodman250+
amberleaf250+
deadmom...250+
brennus100+
scarlett100+
mousein...100+
thepar100+
assumpt...100+
lildrafire100+
JakeLF100+
MrTruth100+
june5100+

Newest Users
Registered within the last 72 hours.
dholla1031
Pooter
tlgrjlfromsc
tsand

Forum: In the News

Thread (Discussion): [Newsday.com] Sex offenders to face risk hearings

Switch to Flat View

In order to post a message to a new thread or reply to existing messages you must be logged in. If you'd like to post messages please login or register as a new user.

Message 136708 (In Reply to Message 136706)


Posted by Navigatr1 on Jun 29, 2004 05:01 AM | Also by Navigatr1
Gender: N/A, Age Bracket: N/A, State: N/A, Country: United States

Last week, state officials sent out letters notifying offenders they have an opportunity to appear in court to challenge the risk levels assigned to them.

I hope all the offenders take the state up on their offer, and challenge their risk level in court. It should be up to the court to decide what level of risk the sex offenders present. A recent US Supreme Court decision means that a jury and not a judge would have to decide what the risk level would be. The decision essentially said that a judge cannot rule on what facts are "exceptional", and that it would have to be decided by a jury. I think that this decision would also apply in a risk level determination. Screw what the scoring tools say. Let a jury decide.

The risk level determinations in court are going to cost the state of New York more money than they expect if all the sex offenders decide to challenge their risk level. It will also mean a delay in posting this information on the web until the risk level determinations are done. New York may have to assign special prosecutors for this task. New York did this to themselves by making Megan's Law retroactive. Hope they budget for it.

--Navigatr1
CopWatch.com News Moderator

See an abbreviation or acronym, but don't know what it stands for? Consult the Glossary.
Switch to Flat View

Message 136706
Introduction


Posted by admin on Jun 28, 2004 11:34 PM | Also by admin

Thread


136706, admin, Jun 28, 2004 11:34 PM [Introduction]
      136707, dp1, Jun 29, 2004 03:52 AM
            136825, Silverthorne, Jul 02, 2004 05:51 AM [DP1]
      136708, Navigatr1, Jun 29, 2004 05:01 AM
            136719, dp1, Jun 29, 2004 01:11 PM
                  136849, Navigatr1, Jul 03, 2004 05:22 AM [dp1]
                        136855, dp1, Jul 03, 2004 11:40 AM [Nav]
                              136857, Navigatr1, Jul 03, 2004 01:55 PM [Florida Looking At A Challenge]
                                    136899, dp1, Jul 04, 2004 01:31 PM [Nav]
                                          136905, Navigatr1, Jul 04, 2004 05:57 PM [dp1]
      136720, LostTime, Jun 29, 2004 01:15 PM [inflammatory]
Forum Home | Top of Thread
Tell a Friend about this page.
Copyright 1998-2007 SexCriminals.com and Befriend | About Site | Credits | Contact Us