State v. Dennis

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG, for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court on September 27, 2011, on appeal by the defendant, Brian D. Dennis (defendant or Dennis), from a Superior Court order upholding a determination by the Sex Offender Board of Review (the board) classifying him as a Level III, high risk, sexual offender under G.L.1956 chapter 37.1 of title 11, the Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification Act (the act).1 According to the defendant, the objective risk assessment tools employed by the board indicated a classification of a moderate to moderate-low level,…