ERNEST E. v. COMMONWEALTH

SJC-12790.

486 Mass. 183 (2020)

ERNEST E., a juvenile v. COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

November 6, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Caddick ( Michael F. Kilkelly also present) for the juvenile.

Elizabeth F. Silverman , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Michael Caldwell, Elizabeth Letourneau, Kim Dawkins, Kevin Creeden, Maia Christopher, Robert Kinscherff, Raymond Knight, Ryan Shields, Kerry Nelligan, Frank DiCataldo, Tom Leversee, & Phil Rich, pro se.

J.P. Christian Milde & Erin K. Higgins for Children's Law Center of Massachusetts.

Ryan M. Schiff for youth advocacy division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services & others.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, GAZIANO, LOWY, BUDD, CYPHER, & KAFKER, JJ.


This is an appeal by a juvenile challenging the denial of his motion seeking relief from sex offender registration. The juvenile appeals on two grounds. First, he argues that he should be relieved of his obligation to register because his risk of reoffense is "less than low" as dictated by L.L. v. Commonwealth,

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