In article <[email protected] >,
[email protected] (Sky King) wrote:
No, it's not. "Double jeopardy" refers solely to the instance of being
charged and tried more than once on the same count.
The wisdom of some applications of notification laws (like this one) may
be suspect, but those laws aren't unconstitutional in any sense, and
while the notion of "you've done your time, now you can move on" may be
a popular one, it isn't a legal one. It never has been.
Felonies carry all sorts of requirements following incarceration
(probabtion, registration, restrictions on movement, loss of voting
rights, etc.), some more than others, and registration-plus-notification
is now one of them for some crimes that indicate, generally, the high
probability of future danger to the community.
And it's perfectly legal.
--Robert
--
Do not sit next to Dennis
[email protected] (Sky King) wrote:
Why wouldn't I understand the wording? Its still double jeopardy.
charged and tried more than once on the same count.
The wisdom of some applications of notification laws (like this one) may
be suspect, but those laws aren't unconstitutional in any sense, and
while the notion of "you've done your time, now you can move on" may be
a popular one, it isn't a legal one. It never has been.
Felonies carry all sorts of requirements following incarceration
(probabtion, registration, restrictions on movement, loss of voting
rights, etc.), some more than others, and registration-plus-notification
is now one of them for some crimes that indicate, generally, the high
probability of future danger to the community.
And it's perfectly legal.
--Robert
--
Do not sit next to Dennis
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