Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dalton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 17, 2014PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, J.
Under G. L. c. 6, § 178E (f), where a defendant convicted of a sex offense is not “sentenced to immediate confinement,” the judge “shall relieve such sex offender of the obligation to register” as a sex offender with the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) if the judge, within fourteen days of sentencing, determines that “the circumstances of the offense in conjunction with the offender’s criminal history indicate that the sex offender does not pose a risk of reoffense or a danger to the public.” However, § 178E (f) also provides that a judge “may not make such a determination or finding if…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- School Comm. of Greenfield v. Greenfield Educ. Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Roe v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Doe v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- James J. Welch & Co. v. Deputy Commissioner of Capital Planning & OperationsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. WotanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
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- In re M.C.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
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