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It's Miller time for Juvenile Lifers: Court strikes down Mandatory Life Impr

Aug 13, 2012

On June 25th, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling in Miller v. Alabamathat bars mandatory "life without parole" sentences to juveniles under the age of 18. The Court found that such a penalty violate...

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Megan's Law Revisited: Retroactivity Clause Retroactively Removed

Jul 28, 2012

On July 9, 2012, I wrote about what I believed to be the extemely unfair and arguably unconsitutional retroactive applicationof the new Megan's Law legislation inPennsylvania. I wrote aboutthis in my p...

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Once A Sex Offense, Always A Sex Offender: The Retroactivity of PA's Megan's Law

Jul 19, 2012

In December 2012, Pennsylvania's newest version of Megan's Law (also known as, "SORNA") will go into effect. It's draconian, unfair, over broad and casts way to big a net. I'll discuss some of those is...

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Experts in Sex Offense Trials Take Away Job of Jury

Jul 15, 2012

A few weeks ago,the Pennsylvania General Assembly unanimously approved and the Governor signed an amendment to 42 Pa.C.S. 5920, which allows potential expert testimony in criminal cases involving sex ...

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