Appeals court decision involving an Orange County case could impact thousands seeking to have their names removed from the ‘Megan’s Law’ list.
A court ruling involving an Orange County case could result in hearings for thousands of California sex offenders seeking to have their names removed from the “Megan’s Law” registry, says an attorney who represents a sex offender.
California’s 4th District Court of Appeal found unconstitutional a state law that allows some sex offenders to have hearings for certificates of rehabilitation while denying that right to others.
The appeals court also ordered Orange County Superior Court Judge Lance Jensen to reconsider John Lynn Tirey's petition for rehabilitation and to be allowed to stop registering as a sex offender. ..Continue for Court Decision.. by SCOTT SCHWEBKE / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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