ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A major and controversial court ruling could strike a quarter of all names off Maryland’s sex offender registry. It’s now just a question of when. Full Article
MD: Court Rules Sex Offenders Who Committed Crimes Before 1995 Removed From Registry
- ·July 3, 2014
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It is just a matter of time before this is applied to all 52 States. Hang in there fellow citizens justice will prevail eventually with the help from our freedom fighters. Janice has been blazing a trail for other states and she won’t be stopped. Thank you to Janice and all the other contributors. Perfect timing to hear this news this coming fourth of July. This is the Land of the Free except for registered citizens. Happy fourth everyone, keep your heads high and your spirits higher.
We will prevail !!
I wis you were right, Alienated. But, unfortunately, that is not so.
This case was decided on the basis of the Maryland Constitution and what it says about retroactivity and punishment. While this story does not fill things out, it has to be presumed that the Maryland court found that the state Constitution has stiffer standards than the federal on this question, because the federal courts have already ruled that registration can be applied retroactively because it is not punishment.
Unfortunately, the California high court has ruled that California’s constitution is essentially the same thing as the federal on this question. Thus, the Maryland decision could not be extend to us.