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WILLIAMSON v. GREGOIRE

Nos. 97-35699.

151 F.3d 1180 (1998)

Elbert W. WILLIAMSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Christine O. GREGOIRE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Kummerow, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, Washington, for the petitioner-appellant.

John J. Samson, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, Washington, for the respondent-appellee.

Before: CANBY and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges, and EZRA, District Judge.

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether a convicted child molester who has completed his sentence, but who must register as a sex offender under a so-called "Megan's law," is "in custody" for purposes of federal habeas corpus.

I.

In 1990, Elbert W. Williamson was convicted in Washington state court of first degree child molestation, and was sentenced to one year of community placement. Williamson served his term of community placement, and...

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