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WI - Judge convicts defendant of a felony for being homeless

Original Article 12/11/2010 By Michael D. Cicchini In last week?s post we saw how easy it is to fall into the gravitational pull of the sex offender registry. This week we?ll see how tough it can be to comply with its requirements. In the case of State v. Dinkins, the 56-year-old defendant was looking forward to being released after serving ten years in prison. Unfortunately for him, however, he had been ordered to register as a sex offender and was required, prior to his release, to give his residential address. But, as might be expected of someone who has been sitting in the slammer for ten years, he didn?t have anywhere to live upon his release from prison. Therefore, three days before his ten year prison term would have been completely served, an opportunistic prosecutor charged him with another crime?a felony?for failing to register as a sex offender...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on December 14, 2010 (boomark / email).