Tag: Sex Offender Registry
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Can a Federal Judge Force Michigan to Rewrite Our Sex Offender Registry Laws? Yes Indeed! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining the criminal defense attorneys at The Kronzek Firm. We’ve been discussing the amazing ruling handed down recently by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Cleland, who has been pushing Michigan to change our unconstitutional sex offender registry laws for some time now. As we explained in the previous article, this…
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Can a Federal Judge Force Michigan to Rewrite Our Sex Offender Registry Laws? Yes Indeed! (Pt 1)
Michigan’s sex offender registry has been a source of enormous controversy for years now! The state has been sued repeatedly for unconstitutional laws that violate people’s rights, and numerous inflammatory articles were written on the subject. But nothing changed. Then in August of 2016, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati (which has…
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Will Being a Registered Sex Offender in Michigan Affect Your Holiday Plans?
In a word: yes! Being a registered sex offender in Michigan can have a huge impact on your holiday plans in all sorts of ways. This is because here in the Great Lakes state we have very strict rules that sex offenders are required to follow, which can feel extra restrictive around the holiday season.…
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Do Teens Get Put on The Sex Offender Registry in Michigan?
As a parent, nothing is worse than having a beloved son or daughter facing criminal charges. And when those charges are sex crime charges, it’s even worse! The stigma alone is enough to break any loving parent’s heart. We can’t tell you how many times we’ve sat with distraught parents over the years, answering their…
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Will Michigan Make The 90 Day Deadline to Update Our Sex Offender Laws?
The Michigan Sex Offender Registry has been at the heart of controversy for many years now. We’ve been accused of violating the rights of convicted sex offenders, putting extremely harsh restrictions in place that make life after release almost impossible, and we’ve even been sued over the issue. So far, it doesn’t seem to have…
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Do Sex Offenders Have Any Rights Here in Michigan? (Pt 2)
Hello and welcome back. In this two part series we’re discussing a very controversial issue – whether or not convicted sex offenders in Michigan really have any rights. The law says they do, but the reality is that they are stripped of many of their most basic rights the moment they set foot outside the…
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Do Sex Offenders Have Any Rights Here in Michigan? (Pt 1)
In recent years there has been a big push towards recognizing the rights of the accused and convicted. Whether the issue is rising wrongful conviction rates, terrible prison food, sexual assaults of minors, or minors who are treated like adults, the abuse of convicted people seems to cover a lot of ground. But when it…
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How Do I Get My Name Taken Off The Michigan Sex Offender Registry? (Pt 3)
Hi there, and thanks for joining us for the wrap up on the subject of Michigan’s Sex Offender Registry. If you remember from our previous articles, we’ve already covered the recent changes in the law that allow certain people to have their names taken off the public Michigan Sex Offender Registry, and the basics of…
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How Do I Get My Name Taken Off The Michigan Sex Offender Registry? (Pt 2)
Hi there, welcome back to this discussion about how to try to get your name removed from the Michigan Sex Offender Registry. In the previous article we explained the fact that it can sometimes be done, and that anyone who is eligible really should pursue this option. As all convicted sex offenders realize, being a…
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How Do I Get My Name Taken Off The Michigan Sex Offender Registry? (Pt 1)
If you know anything about the Michigan sex offender registry, then you know it’s an online database meant to track sex offenders in the state of Michigan. Allowing both law enforcement and the general public a chance to keep tabs on people who are considered a potential danger to society, after they’re released from jail…