Commonwealth v. Lippencourt
An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the defendant’s designation as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP). On February 11, 2020, the trial court filed an order designating
April 12, 2022
An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the defendant’s designation as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP). On February 11, 2020, the trial court filed an order designating
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the defendant’s designation as a Sexually Violent Predator (“SVP”). After his guilty plea, the trial court ordered the Sexual Offenders Assessment Board (“SOAB”) to evaluate
The New Jersey Appellate Division revisited the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA) and civil commitment when deciding In re J.S. The Court held that an individual who is the subject
In Commonwealth v. Elliot, the defendant filed a PCRA petition requesting the lower court vacate his Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) designation. The court dismissed his petition as untimely. On appeal,
The Superior Court revisited SORNA, Butler II, Torsilieri, and Lacombe in Commonwealth v. Manzano, where the Court rejected the challenge to Subchapter H of SORNA I. Because the appellant was found to
In this case, the NJ Supreme Court adopted a new rule in which the Court enumerated the categories of documents subject to discover in an NJ Sexually Violent Predator Act
The defendant pleaded guilty to sex crimes and was designated as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under SORNA II. He appealed and challenged the constitutionality of the SORNA II SVP
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