Legal Opinion
Doe, SORB No. 380316 v. Sex Offender Registry Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 11, 2015No. SJC 11823PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
We are asked in this case to consider anew the standard of proof that the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) must satisfy in order to classify a convicted sex offender under the provisions of the sex offender registry law, G. L. c. 6, §§ 178C-178Q. The plaintiff, John Doe No. 380316 (Doe), is a convicted sex offender who was classified by a preponderance of the evidence as having a moderate risk of reoffense. In Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 972 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 428 Mass. 90, 91 (1998) (Doe No. 972), we held that SORB need only prove the appropriateness of a sex offender’s…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by37 opinions
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