I thought there was a law saying that if a convict wins a new trial, and found guilty, he cannot be sentenced to more time than he has already received and served.

The male SO says to his girlfriend, the female SO, “Why don’t we get married?” She answers, “Who would have us?”

Thank you

Honestly this is why i don’t online date anymore. Yes I’ve heard success stories but not worth the risk. Although deception is used as an adult i refuse to engage with am underage girl. I had it happen before. As soon as i learned her age i ended. DO NOT CONTUINE END IT IMMEDIATELY. Sorry for the all caps but you have to take responsibility or else things will worsen. People don’t respect adults who use excuses, blame victims and have no sense of responsibility. I’ve made mistakes but i own them. You really can’t play the victim when you know the laws as a full matured adult and you choose not to follow them. I only feel bad for the falsely accused.

I have a sexual charge on my record from 2004.The alleged victim later admitted to lying about the whole story,i have a sworn letter from her saying she lied on me,what can i do to get this in court and get me name off the registry? Please help if possible

Brenda, i respectfully disagree. Yes, it seems that individuals are beginning to challenge these laws and in some cases they have worked. It all depends on your state. First, get educated about the issue: punitive vs. civil etc. Do some research about how and individuals have been removed from registries all around the country. Find out about when the laws were enacted for your case in regards to ex post facto. Find out how your state hears cases and what to do to get your case heard. I thought there was no hope and was just waiting around for the laws to change, but then i got educated and now my case is going forward. Personally, i had to violate one of the restrictions FIRST before any court would hear my case. (This may not be possible for everyone). I also found out that because of when the laws were enacted that i fall into a loophole in regards to the application of the law. That issue plus the other issues i described is the meat of my case. I will go all the way if I have to. I personally believe that the laws will change as a result of cases like mine. More people should be actively fighting their case in court NOW. Waiting for the laws to change doesn’t seem to be effective. There are hundreds of experts on our side. We are on the right side of this issue. The latest research is now saying that these laws HURT children and our society NOT help. The laws are changing little by little (Ohio, Nevada, Maryland, Arkansas) as a result of cases like mine. Everyone get talking AND get a public defender and do what you have to do! Information is out there you just have to find it…. blogs, state judicial websites etc. Good luck and Thank you.

Brenda, i respectfully disagree. Yes, it seems that individuals are beginning to challenge these laws and in some cases they have worked. It all depends on your state. First, get educated about the issue: punitive vs. civil etc. Do some research about how and individuals have been removed from registries all around the country. Find out about when the laws were enacted for your case in regards to ex post facto. Find out how your state hears cases and what to do to get your case heard. I thought there was no hope and was just waiting around for the laws to change, but then i got educated and now my case is going forward. Personally, i had to violate one of the restrictions FIRST before any court would hear my case. (This may not be possible for everyone). I also found out that because of when the laws were enacted that i fall into a loophole in regards to the application of the law. That issue plus the other issues i described is the meat of my case. I will go all the way if I have to. I personally believe that the laws will change as a result of cases like mine. More people should be actively fighting their case in court NOW. Waiting for the laws to change doesn’t seem to be effective. There are hundreds of experts on our side. We are on the right side of this issue. The latest research is now saying that these laws HURT children and our society NOT help. The laws are changing little by little (Ohio, Nevada, Maryland, Arkansas) as a result of cases like mine. Everyone get talking AND get a public defender and do what you have to do! Information is out there you just have to find it…. blogs, state judicial websites etc. Good luck and Thank you.

Eric, the person is incarcerated because of a conviction. If that was the result of a plea bargain (and about 95% are), then there is not much to be done short of him/her asking for a new trial… and that means risking an even WORSE sentence if there is no new evidence or a recanting victim. If he/she was sentenced by a jury then he/she has more options. First step is to talk to an attorney, not a judge.

sex offense issues are simply too “toxic” to be directly dealt with in terms of reform efforts.

No judge (Federal or State) wants to set a binding ruling where case law can be cited in the future. Yet it’s totally the norm for a judge to claim gay marriage is unconstitutional now and then in the news cycles.No judge wants to be the one that removes the first block from this Jenga tower, because they know the whole thing will fall apart shortly thereafter. Every DA’s office is circling the wagon around Megan’s Law citing: “we can’t open the floodgates..” Which is very telling because they have to adamantly defend it because there’s nothing self-proving about the efficacy of this law on it’s own merits.

Megan’s Law:

Creates a false reality of safety for the community while circumventing and compromising the actual safety of those made to register for PERCEIVED safety and trivial, psychological comfort for those that use ML to “safeguard” their kids.
Megan’s Law is herd mentality masquerading as justice. It’s weaponized hatred by association under the guise of safeguarding children.

“Sex offenders” pose a non-credible threat to children, yet they continue to be made a spectacle out of.for anecdotal reasons these insane laws were misguidedly created for in the first place.

Laws are continually being proposed to solve problems that don’t exist, which is exactly how we have gotten into the current police state mess we find ourselves in.

The sex registery portrays ALL that are on it out to be the bad guys, enemies and villians of children. This is fantastically erroneous and misleading; Yet cowardly politicians are too afraid to anger their voting constituents making profit off the backs of sex offenders will never come clean and claim that “Sex offenders are less dangerous than previously though.”

Megan’s Law simply does not protect children or would-be future victims from sex offenders, If you’re on the registry, you’re a test subject without permission. Your life has been effectively been deemed expendable and thrown to the wolves. That little disclaimer on the ML website is to protect the cops from a lawsuit, not for YOUR protection.

There’s nothing preventative, protective or proactive about Megan’s Law.. It’s all preemptive, reactive and anticipatory. This is exactly why they have to use the “civil, regulatory and administrative” excuse to defend it. If they won’t open the floodgates, find a way to blown the dam. How can something to puts lives in harm’s way be flippantly referred to as “regulatory?”