Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Becker
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 25, 2008No. 06-P-1425PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
The defendant, Alan Becker, appeals from his conviction by a District Court jury of failing to register as a sex offender. See G. L. c. 6, § 178H, as amended by St. 1999, c. 74, § 2. The underlying offense was a 1995 conviction in New York for sexual abuse in the third degree. The defendant argues that as he does not come within the definition of “sex offender” in the sex offender registration statute,1 he is not required to register, and more specifically, that (1) the trial judge erred in denying the defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty because (a) his conviction in New…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Smith v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Saenz v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Smith v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Doe v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 3974 v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. BellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. BollingMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008
- In Re Shaquille O'Neal B.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
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