Hofsheier Archives

CA: Wiener legislation seeks to end ‘blatant discrimination’ in sex offender registry laws

·January 24, 2019
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A new state bill introduced by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, could possibly change the way young offenders, specifically those who identify as LGBT, are put on the state’s sex…

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California Supreme Court reversal forces counties to examine sex offender registration

·June 28, 2015
·12 Comments

After a conviction for oral sex with a 17-year-old foster child under his care, ____ ____ served as an assistant to the Miss Rio Linda Pageant, where he was photographed…

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New California Supreme Court surprises analysts early on

·April 26, 2015
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When Gov. Jerry Brown's two latest nominees joined the California Supreme Court in January, legal analysts foresaw the creation of a more liberal majority. ... During a closed session last…

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State high court passes up chance to go easier on sex offenders

·April 22, 2015
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A divided state Supreme Court voted Wednesday to leave intact a ruling requiring lifetime registration for certain non-forcible sex offenders, an issue that split Gov. Jerry Brown’s two most recent…

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CA Supreme Court Decision Harms Registered Citizens

·January 29, 2015
·65 Comments

The California Supreme Court today, in a vote of 5 to 2, overturned a prior court decision (People v. Hofsheier (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1185) that provided relief in the recent…

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He’s Not a Sex Offender, Married Man Says

·December 23, 2013
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VISALIA, Calif. (CN) - A man required to register as a sex offender for life for having consensual relations with his now-wife 24 years ago - when he was 19…