MI: Attorney General Nessel Weighs in On Sex Offender Registration Cases Before MI Supreme Court

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed amicus briefs in the Michigan Supreme Court today in Michigan v Snyder (Case number 153696) and People v Betts (Case number 148981), arguing that Michigan’s sex offender registration and notification requirements are punishment because they are so burdensome and fail to distinguish between dangerous offenders and those who are not a threat to the community. Full Announcement

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Yeah, but remember court records are as easily accessible public records. Yeah right, I looked like hell for my state court records in my own case and have yet to locate any of them besides the appeal decision.

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Hello Everyone,

Here is the Schedule for oral arguments concerning Michigan v David Snyder and Michigan v Paul Betts

https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/Clerks/Documents/2018-2019/March%202019%20call.pdf

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I plan on listening live to this court case.

https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/Pages/default.aspx

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The AG is 1000 % Right ! The sex offenders registers Can never STOP a sex crime. It is just for punishment If you really break it down for it to be a safe guard there is nothing! Think about it I can move to different places where Nobody know, S me and than come back home. No one knew that I was any kind of danger to them.So tell me How did the register list protect You!!

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This is also interesting… A brief from ACLU filed a week before the AG’s brief.

https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/Clerks/Documents/2018-2019/148981/148981_35_01_AC_ACLU_Brf.pdf

Looks like it’s weighing on legislation to correct this mess!

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