This case keeps popping up, a "suspended sentence," is that like a "not guilty" in Missouri? Anywhere else a "suspended sentence" could have multiple reasons but I've never known it to include "not guilty - acquitted." If anyone has a better explanation I'm all ears..1-11-2010 Missouri:
OK Chance: Yes in some other states they have special programs like you described SES (Michigan its HYTA) and often, even though these programs are supposed to be kept private and not available to the public, these folks have still been placed on the public registry which actually defeats the intent of the program. I'm going to do more research on this....Thanks
(Jefferson City, MO) -- A judge in Missouri rules a federal sex offender registration requirement doesn't apply to a person who received a suspended sentence.
A Cole County Circuit judge made the ruling Friday.
The Associated Press reports it's just one in a series of decisions made to clarify who must follow laws mandating sex offenders to give their addresses to authorities.
The person in this case recieved a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to a sexual abuse charge.
The judge ruled the person does not have to abide by the federal registration law because it applies to convicted sex offenders. ..Source.. OzarksFirst.com
