Category Archives: Sex offenders

June 9, 2012
10:12 pm
by: Bobby G. Frederick

State v. Binarr – actual notice of change in the law is required

In State v. Binarr, decided May 12, 2012, the S.C. Supreme Court held that actual notice of a change in the sex offender registry requirements was required before a person could be convicted of failure to register.  In this case, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appellate Opinions, Sex offenders

May 9, 2012
6:44 pm
by: Bobby G. Frederick

State v. Dykes – lifetime GPS monitoring is unconstitutional

In State v. Dykes, decided May 9, 2012, the South Carolina Supreme Court held that the imposition of lifetime GPS monitoring of convicted sex offenders, without regard to the likelihood of re-offending, violates substantive due process.  The majority opinion finds … Continue reading →

Posted in Appellate Opinions, Fifth Amendment, Sex offenders

November 12, 2011
6:56 pm
by: Bobby G. Frederick

The Citadel also ignored sexual abuse by staff

The Citadel military college in Charleston has revealed its own sexual abuse snafu, revealed on the heels of Penn State’s scandal. Louis Neal “Skip” ReVille worked for three years as a camp counselor at the Citadel, during which time he … Continue reading →

Posted in Sex offenders

May 18, 2010
7:59 am
by: Bobby G. Frederick

A bit more on Comstock

The NYTimes yesterday noted that Elana Kagan, Obama’s nomination for the USSCT, had argued in favor of the government in this case: At the argument of the case in January, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, now President Obama’s pick for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Appellate Opinions, Mental Illness and the Justice System, Sex offenders

May 18, 2010
12:32 am
by: Bobby G. Frederick

Graham and Comstock

Two important criminal defense related opinions were released by the USSCT today – Graham v. Florida and United States v. Comstock. Graham holds that sentencing a juvenile to life without parole is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Appellate Opinions, Juvenile criminal defense, Sex offenders

May 13, 2010
9:31 pm
by: Bobby G. Frederick

Addition of sex offender conditions to probation

In State v. Hicks, decided May 3, the S.C. Supreme Court denied Hicks’ appeal from the addition of sex offender conditions to his probation on grounds that there were two additional grounds for HIcks’ revocation that his attorney did not … Continue reading →

Posted in Appellate Opinions, Probation revocation, Sex offenders