U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jan. 1, 2009
Circuit Rejects Sex Offender's Life Sentence
It is cruel and unusual punishment to make a Los Angeles man convicted of attempted rape serve 28 years to life for failing to update his sex offender registration within five days of his birthday, a federal appellate panel held Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - It is cruel and unusual to make a Los Angeles man convicted of attempted rape serve 28 years to life for failing to update his sex offender registration within five days of his birthday, a federal appellate panel held Tuesday. In making that ruling, the three judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal trial court judge, a state appellate panel and the California Supr...
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