Comments on: Is failure to register a continuing/future offense? http://apublicdefender.com/2007/03/09/is-failure-to-register-a-continuingfuture-offense/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gideon http://apublicdefender.com/2007/03/09/is-failure-to-register-a-continuingfuture-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Gideon Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:25:28 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2007/03/09/is-failure-to-register-a-continuingfuture-offense/#comment-360 I guess my point was to focus only on the future crime portion of the rule. Most of these offenders don't commit acts that would result in death/serious bodily injury, so a firm reading of the text of the rule would not require disclosure. You seem pretty convinced that failure to register is an ongoing offense and not one that has been committed in the past (i.e. the first day that the client fails to register). I am curious as to how you decided that. I'm still struggling with that. I guess my point was to focus only on the future crime portion of the rule. Most of these offenders don’t commit acts that would result in death/serious bodily injury, so a firm reading of the text of the rule would not require disclosure.

You seem pretty convinced that failure to register is an ongoing offense and not one that has been committed in the past (i.e. the first day that the client fails to register). I am curious as to how you decided that. I’m still struggling with that.

]]> By: SexCrimeDefender http://apublicdefender.com/2007/03/09/is-failure-to-register-a-continuingfuture-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-361 SexCrimeDefender Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:57:52 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2007/03/09/is-failure-to-register-a-continuingfuture-offense/#comment-361 <strong>Reporting Future Criminal Acts</strong> A Public Defender has an interesting discussion of an attorney's obligation to turn in clients who have not registered as sex offenders. Essentially the discussion turns on whether the client's likely future actions combined with the ongoing crime of f... Reporting Future Criminal Acts

A Public Defender has an interesting discussion of an attorney’s obligation to turn in clients who have not registered as sex offenders. Essentially the discussion turns on whether the client’s likely future actions combined with the ongoing crime of f…

]]> By: Steve Smith http://apublicdefender.com/2007/03/09/is-failure-to-register-a-continuingfuture-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Steve Smith Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:41:00 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2007/03/09/is-failure-to-register-a-continuingfuture-offense/#comment-359 Interesting question. I'm not sure you ca/should put aside the death or serious injury portion of the rule. Including the death/serious injury portion the analysis, in my view, turns on the "liklihood" part of the rule. Most of our clients future crimes of a sexual nature are certainly possible-but only a vry select few cases will future crimes be "likely." Interesting question. I’m not sure you ca/should put aside the death or serious injury portion of the rule. Including the death/serious injury portion the analysis, in my view, turns on the “liklihood” part of the rule. Most of our clients future crimes of a sexual nature are certainly possible-but only a vry select few cases will future crimes be “likely.”

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