NJ: Another win against retroactive sex offender registry application

Two New Jersey registrants won an appeal after being retroactively forced to register for life. Both would have been eligible to be removed after 15 years, but a subsequent change in the law removed that opportunity. The Superior Court of New Jersey found the State changed the law retroactively, thereby changing the consequences of their guilty plea AND creating a

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Sense And Nonsense About Sex Offender Registries

SOURCE: Honolulu Beat The most common misconception is that everyone on the list is a predator who poses a substantial risk to strangers. Sexual predators are in your neighborhoods and parks! This is the major takeaway from recent news reports about Hawaii’s sex offender registry. It makes for sensational copy, but it overlooks and ignores several serious problems with sex

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Sometimes Common Sense Still Prevails – Even In Sex Offender Cases

IMPORTANT:  NEW PHONE NUMBER FOR MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP CALL EFFECTIVE 8/2/2018 – SEE BELOW. Dear Members and Advocates, “Proof” is a term commonly heard inside a courtroom. You must prove your case. Which side has the ‘burden of proof’? And then to what standard must your proof meet? Is it a preponderance of the evidence? Is it beyond a reasonable doubt?

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