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Georgia Supreme Court upholds sex offender registration for non-sex convictions

By Douglas A. Berman

Thanks to How Appealing, I see that the Supreme Court of Georgia, in Rainer v. Georgia, No. S09A1900 (Ga. Mar. 15, 2010) (available here), yesterday upheld a provision of the state's sex offender registry law that requires the registration of certain persons not convicted of sex crimes.  This Atlanta Journal-Constitution article explains: The law, said to be one of the toughest in the nation, allows the state to keep a tight leash on child molesters, rapists and other sexual predators after they have served their prison time. But it also requires anyone convicted of kidnapping or false imprisonment of a minor to register as a sex offender regardless if a sexual act was committed. The challenge was brought by Jake Rainer, who committed a drug robbery in Gwinnett County in May 2000...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 16, 2010 (boomark / email).