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Two notable (and notably different) Second Circuit reversals on sex offender issues

By Douglas A. Berman

The Second Circuit has two notable rulings in sex offender cases today.  Here are the basics, with summaries drawn from the rulings: US v. Guzman, No. 08-5561 (2d Cir. Jan. 7, 2010) (available here): Appeals from orders of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Hurd, J.), entered on (1) September 23, 2008, dismissing the indictment in United States v. Hall; (2) October 17, 2008, dismissing the superseding indictment in United States v. Guzman; and (3) December 4, 2008, denying the government?s motion for reconsideration in United States v. Hall. The basis for each order was that the requirement of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act that Appellees register as convicted sex offenders and keep their registrations up to date, 42 U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 07, 2010 (boomark / email).