Posts Tagged ‘sex offender registration’

I am registering as a sex offender. How can I stop?

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

If you have been registering as a sex offender in California and want to stop your registration requirement, you have options:

1)    Seek a Certificate of Rehabilitation. In some instances, a mere granting of a Certificate of Rehabilitation will stop your obligation from registration as a sex offender.
2)    Seek a Governor’s Pardon. While our previous Governor granted 7 in his term, Governor Brown is far more compassionate and has granted over 450 pardons when he was last Governor. The time couldn’t be better!
3)    File for Hofsheier relief. The law has changed regarding certain sex crimes. Previously, certain sex crimes required mandatory registration. Now, certain sex crimes are discretionary sex registration. Thus, if you previously were ordered to register, your registration can stop by filing a Hofsheier motion.
4)    Overturn the conviction itself. If your plea of guilty to the underlying charge (or the verdict of guilty by trial) was an error, we may be able to set aside the conviction and thus stop 290 sex registration.

Call the law offices of Wallin & Klarich for help. Even of you merely want to remove your name from the Megan’s Law website, call our firm. We have been helping people with there legal problems for over 30 years. Let us evaluation your situation. We will be here when you call.

NYFD EMT Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges – California Penal Code 269

Friday, July 30th, 2010

According to CNN, a New York City Fire Department emergency medical technician has recently been arrested and charged with armed sexual assaults, including sodomizing an 11-year-old in an elevator. Angus Pascall, 33, was charged in connection with five sexual assaults. Two of the victims were minors, including the 11-year-old girl. The other was a 14-year-old [...]

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Is it a Crime for an 18-Year-Old to Hug and Kiss a 17-year-old? — California Penal Code section 647.6

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Most people probably believe that in this scenario if there was no intercourse then no crime was committed. This is false. Under section 647.6 of the California Penal Code it is a crime for any person to “annoy[] or molest[] any child under 18 years of age.” This offense, with few exceptions, is a misdemeanor [...]

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California Lawmakers Propose Bill That Would Punish Sex Offenders With Jail Time If Caught On Facebook and MySpace – California Penal Code Section 288

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Sex offenders are in danger of being arrested if they are caught on networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. A recent California bill proposes registered sex offenders in California will face jail time if they are caught on these or other social networking websites. San Francisco’s District Attorney Kamala Harris is behind the bill [...]

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Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking

Friday, May 28th, 2010

In September of 2008, a 14-year-old El Cajon girl was taken by four men to a motel in Oceanside. The men forced the girl to pose nude for photographs. The four have all either pled guilty or were found guilty of charges they faced in connection with the incident. San Diego 10 News stated that [...]

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Research Shows Current Sex Offender Laws Ineffective

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Recent studies have shown that current sex offender laws are not as effective as people may think. Under California law, convicted sex offenders are required to go through sex offender registration and live in restricted areas that are certain distances from schools and parks. Their residences are shown online in a sex offender database or [...]

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Trial Judge Gives the Jury Improper Instruction in Sex Offender Registration Case: Why Having a Good Attorney Could Make the Difference between Jail Time and Freedom – Penal Code Section 290

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

A recent California Court of Appeals decision, People v. Cohen, held that the trial judge was in error by not informing the jury that they had to find that the defendant actually knew that he was required to register a second address. In this case, the defendant had been convicted of violating Section 290 of [...]

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