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Forum: In the News
Thread (Discussion): [Newsday.com] Sex offenders to face risk hearings
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Message 136849 (In Reply to Message 136719)
dp1
Posted by Navigatr1
on Jul 03, 2004 05:22 AM | Also by Navigatr1
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But is it a judge or a jury in Florida that determines whether a sex offender is a predator or not? I think the US Supreme court ruling will mean that a jury will have to make that determination and not left solely up to a judge. A jury would have to decide if the sex offender meets the legislative definition of a predator. Florida may have to rewrite their laws as a result, and it could put current determinations in jeopardy. The ramifications of the ruling is widespread.
BLAKELY v. WASHINGTON
No. 02-1632. Argued March 23, 2004--Decided June 24, 2004
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=000&invol=02-1632
So the question becomes, does a sex offender have a federal constitutional right to have a jury determine beyond a reasonable doubt all facts legally essential to the determination of a sex predator status? The question could further be extended to having a jury determine beyond a reasonable doubt all facts legally essential to the inclusion in a sex offender registry. Hopefully these questions will be brought before the courts.
--Navigatr1
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Message 136719
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on Jun 29, 2004 01:11 PM | Also by dp1
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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]
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