Neither sex offender registration requirements nor Sexually Violent Predator Act civil commitment proceedings constitute punishment in the constitutional sense, so laws subjecting a juvenile offender, unlike an adult, to those consequences without a jury trial do not violate equal protection clauses. Continue reading “Does A Minor Have To Comply With All Terms Of Cpc 290?” »
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What Does “10 Years Of Age Or Younger” Mean In Cpc 288.7?
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Dec
The phrase “10 years of age or younger” in Penal Code Sec. 288.7, which prescribes a sentence of 15 years to life in prison when a person 18 years of age or older commits the crime of oral copulation or sexual penetration against a person 10 years of age or younger, excludes any person who has passed his or her 10th birthday. Continue reading “What Does “10 Years Of Age Or Younger” Mean In Cpc 288.7?” »
Tags: children, Your Rights, molesting, molestation, Sex Crimes, CaliforniaIs Battery A Lesser Included Offense Of 288?
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Dec
Battery is not a lesser included offense to a charge of committing lewd and lascivious acts on a child. Continue reading “Is Battery A Lesser Included Offense Of 288?” »
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