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Appeals court considers request for expert funds in Sex Offender Registry Board challenge
Summary
An appellant seeking relief from Sex Offender Registry Board restrictions asked the court to fund a psychological expert, arguing historic trauma and personality disorder are linked to his offenses; the board urged deference to the hearing examiner’s finding that no sufficient nexus was established.
The panel heard oral argument in an appeal by a registrant seeking judicial review of a Sex Offender Registry Board decision. Counsel for the appellant asked the court to remand for funding of a clinical expert, arguing there is documentary evidence of severe personality disorder and a clinician’s opinion of a correlation between early trauma and later sexually problematic behavior. The board urged deference to the hearing examiner, who concluded the proffered materials did not establish the required nexus between a psychological condition and risk of re‑offense.
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