Legal Opinion
United States v. Talkington
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Decided April 7, 2014No. 13-0601/AFPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge RYAN
delivered the opinion of the Court.
We granted Appellant’s petition to review the following issue:
WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED BY INSTRUCTING THE MEMBERS THAT CONSIDERATION OF SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION IS “NOT A MATTER BEFORE THEM” AND “FRAUGHT WITH PROBLEMS.”
Sex offender registration is a collateral consequence of the conviction alone, not the sentence. While an accused may raise a collateral consequence in an unsworn statement, United States v. Rosato, 32 M.J. 93, 95-96 (C.M.A.1991), our precedent also makes clear that the military judge may instruct the members essentially to…
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