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Appeals court hears challenge to sex‑offender registry scoring and counsel effectiveness
Summary
An appellant represented as John Doe argued the hearing examiner misapplied registry risk factors and that counsel was ineffective for failing to present more recent research about treatment participation; the Registry Board defended the examiner's weighing and cited record limitations.
Edward Gauthier, appearing for John Doe (the appellant), argued that the hearing examiner applied registry regulations unevenly: giving moderate weight to "factor 10" (contact with the criminal system) while assigning minimal weight to conduct while incarcerated, and treating nonparticipation in registry treatment programs as aggravating rather than risk‑neutral.…
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