MI: AG Weighs in on Sex Offender Registration Cases Before MI Supreme Court
LANSING, MI – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed amicus briefs in the Michigan Supreme Court today in Michigan v Snyder (Case number 153696) and People v Betts (Case number 148981), arguing that Michigan’s sex offender registration and notification requirements are punishment because they are so burdensome and fail to distinguish between dangerous offenders and those who are not a threat to the community.
“Simply put,” said Nessel, “the state Sex Offender Registration Act has gone far beyond its purpose and now imposes burdens that are so punitive in their effect that they negate the State’s public safety justification.”
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Dana Nessel replaced Bill Schuette as Attorney General. Schuette would have been happy to see every sex offender locked up for life. He ran for Governor this past election, and lost, thankfully. I’m hoping that Michigan’s voters turning away from hate and fear mongering spreads throughout our country. Getting the Michigan Legislature to act rationally is the tougher task.
A must read brief for sure. I noticed on pg 18 of the brief I think it was, she mentions Packingham v North Carolina. I remember a NARSOL article titled…The ruling that changed everything (and nothing at all)….and then low and behold that ruling is a part of her brief. Any one interested will find that article under their Legal-Courts section.
Everyone should read this filing by Michigan AG Nessel! Certainly one of the best filings I’ve ever read here on FAC. My (admittedly, legally uneducated) opinion? This one is destined to be a WINNER!!!