Legal Opinion
Elbert W. Williamson v. Christine O. Gregoire
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1998No. 97-35699PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a convicted child molester who has completed his sentence, but who must register as a sex offender under a so-called “Megan’s law,” is “in custody” for purposes of federal habeas corpus.
I
In 1990, Elbert W. Williamson was convicted in Washington state court of first degree child molestation, and was sentenced to one year of community placement. Williamson served his term of community placement, and was discharged from his sentence in August, 1994.
Although Williamson’s criminal punishment has come to an end, he must now register as a sex offender…
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