Jeandell v. State

James William Jeandell was convicted of rape in 1977. Upon his release from imprisonment, after serving twenty-six years of a forty year sentence, Jeandell was required to register with the State of Maryland’s Sex Offender Registry pursuant to Md.Code (1957, 2001 Repl.Vol., 2004 Cum.Supp.), Criminal Procedure Art. (“C.P.”), § 11-704. The registration statute further provided, in C.P. § ll-705(d), that Jeandell was required to send written notice to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (the “Department”) within seven days of any change in his residence.

In May of 2003,…