Legal Opinion
Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 3, 2010PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
After the Sex Offender Registry Board (board) classified John Doe as a level three sex offender, a judge in the Superior Court ruled that Doe is not required to register as a sex offender because his conviction in Maine of unlawful sexual contact, see Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, § 255(1)(C) (West Supp. 2000),1 is not a “like violation” similar to any Massachusetts statute that requires such registration in the event of a conviction. See G. L. c. 6, §§ 178C-178P. We reverse the ruling because we conclude that Maine’s offense of unlawful sexual conduct is a “like violation” when compared to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Commonwealth v. LaniganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Smith v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in MedicineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by46 opinions
- L.L., a juvenile v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Doe v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 68549 v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. JoynerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Edwards v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
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