Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Sex Offender Case Appealed To U. S. Supreme Court
KENTUCKY....
Attorney General Jack Conway has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that would allow convicted sex offenders to live where they choose, including near schools or daycare centers, without restrictions. The General Assembly, in 2006, prohibited sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school, preschool, public playground or licensed daycare. The legislature applied the new law retroactively to sex offenders convicted before 2006, but, on October 1st, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled the retroactive application of the law is unconstitutional because it creates a new punishment for people who already have been convicted and sentenced. A month later, the court denied Conway's request to stay its decision while he appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Attorney General Jack Conway has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that would allow convicted sex offenders to live where they choose, including near schools or daycare centers, without restrictions. The General Assembly, in 2006, prohibited sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school, preschool, public playground or licensed daycare. The legislature applied the new law retroactively to sex offenders convicted before 2006, but, on October 1st, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled the retroactive application of the law is unconstitutional because it creates a new punishment for people who already have been convicted and sentenced. A month later, the court denied Conway's request to stay its decision while he appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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