Loe v. Sex Offender Registry Board

In this appeal, the plaintiff contends that ineffective assistance of appointed counsel at his classification hearing before the Sex Offender Registry Board (board) caused him to be classified as a level three sex offender. The parties disagree on the standard under which his claim of ineffective assistance should be evaluated. Our review of the record leads us to conclude that the disagreement is immaterial; even were we to assume, favorably to the plaintiff, that the standard articulated in Commonwealth v. Saferian, 366 Mass. 89, 96 (1974), should apply, *674we agree with the Superior Court…