LAS Attys/ Offices: Newman (CDP/SLU)
Other Counsel: Andrew St. Laurent
Date Filed:
Nature of Claims: We are representing a client who is being required to register as a sex offender based on a conviction for Unlawful Imprisonment in the State of Washington. We argue that the People have not provided sufficient documentation of the age of the victim, which is necessary under the law to bring the client within the scope of SORA. There is an additional issue of whether the documentation of the facts of the case, from the State of Washington, is sufficiently reliable to support the Risk Level 3 that the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders is seeking. We are also arguing that the requirements of New York’s SORA law preclude its application to Mr. Liden.
Current Status: The case is adjourned to October 2.