Posts Tagged ‘megan’s law’
Appeal Of Registrant Risk Assessment Scale (“RRAS”), Megan’s Law Tier Classification
In re Registrant B.D. Docket No. A-2243-21 Decided March 10, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of his Megan’s Law Tier classification. Defendant pled guilty in 2019 to 2nd degree luring or enticing a child and was sentenced…
Read MoreMotion To Terminate W.W.’S Parole Supervision for Life (PSL) Under Megan’s Law
In the Matter of W.W. Appellate Docket No.: A-1718-20 Decided May 4, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of a motion to terminate W.W.’s Parole Supervision for Life (PSL) under Megan’s Law, prohibiting from accessing the internet or…
Read MoreWhen can I get off of New Jersey’s Community Supervision for Life (“CSL”) Law?
When does the 15 year time period clock start to run for CSL Law in New Jersey? Is CSL different than Megan’s law? Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Facts: J.M. and H.D. were convicted of sex offenses, see N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(b), in 1994 and 1998 respectively, and sentenced to periods of probation. Pursuant…
Read MoreDid Your Megan’s Law Officer Prevent You From Accessing Social Media?
15-1194 Packingham v. North Carolina, U.S. (June 19, 2017) (24pp.) Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The Supreme Court has just struck down a North Carolina law preventing sex offenders from accessing social media sites. The North Carolina law made it a felony for a registered sex offender to “access a commercial…
Read MoreWhat is the Significance of a Megan’s Law Tier Classification for the Purposes of Pretrial Detention?
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The State is obligated to demonstrate the propriety of defendant’s tier classification by clear and convincing evidence. In re Registrant M.F., 169 N.J. 45, 54 (2001). For a Megan’s Law Tier analysis, the precise nature of his original offenses would have been considered. Many aspects of his…
Read MoreSubject to Megan’s Law Restrictions in New Jersey? Register Every Residence Where You Sleep
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. ARE PERSONS IN NEW JERSEY WHO ARE SUBJECT TO MEGAN’S LAW REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OBLIGATED TO REGISTER AT EACH RESIDENCE WHERE THEY SLEEP? YES, YES, AND YES!!!! IF YOU DO NOT YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ADDITIONAL ‘FAIURE TO REGISTER’ CHARGE. State v. Holloran In…
Read MoreMegan’s Law Registration Termination
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark 14-2-9253 In the Matter of Registrant J.S. , App. Div. (Lihotz,, P.J.A.D. ) (14 pp.) The issue in this case deals with when the 15 year clock starts to run for all the Megan’s Law defendant’s who want to NOW petition the court to get off of…
Read MoreImplementation of Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Laws | New Jersey Megan’s Law
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In response to the public’s demand for greater information regarding the identity and whereabouts of previously convicted sex offenders who might prove a threat to the safety of those in the community, the Governor and Legislature passed the Registration and Community Notification Laws (RCNL), N.J.S.A. 2C:7-1…
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