Legal Opinion
John Doe No. 124357 v. Sex Offender Registry Board
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided June 12, 2013No. SUCV201200195CPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Gordon, Robert B., J.
Plaintiff John Doe (“Doe”) brings this action pursuant to Mass. G.L.c. 6, §178M and Mass. G.L.c. 30A, §14, challenging defendant Sex Offender Registry Board’s (“SORB”) decision to classify him as a level 1 sex offender. Doe argues that he was not convicted of a sex offense for purposes of the Sex Offender Registry Law (“SORL”) and, therefore, SORB lacked jurisdiction to classify him as a sex offender. The Court agrees, and, for the reasons which follow, Doe’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is ALLOWED.
BACKGROUND
The following evidence was presented to SORB’s hearing…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Merisme v. Board of Appeals on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies & BondsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. DurlingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. HolmgrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Cobble v. Commissioner of the Department of Social ServicesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Doe v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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