DOE, SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD NO. 10216 v. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD

SJC-09679.

447 Mass. 779 (2006)

JOHN DOE, SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD NO. 10216 vs. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

December 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandon L. Campbell for the plaintiff.

Daniel A. Less, Special Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Carlo A. Obligato, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for Committee for Public Counsel Services, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, & Cordy, JJ.


IRELAND, J.

In allowing the motion of the Sex Offender Registry Board (board) for judgment on the pleadings, a Superior Court judge affirmed the board's decision classifying the plaintiff as a level three sex offender. The plaintiff appealed, arguing that expert testimony is required in the classification process of an offender pursuant to G. L. c. 6, §§ 178K-178M, as appearing in St. 1999, c. 74, § 2.1 The plaintiff further...

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