Sentences with phrase «prison as a sex offender»

Forty four of the charges resulting from a grand jury indictment carried a mandatory sentence of life in prison as a sex offender had the client been convicted.

Not exact matches

Sure, the 19 year old may be responsible, and the 16 year old may be mature, but the simple fact is that any physical expression of their relationship would be illegal and could send that 19 year old to prison for about five years and have him or her registered as a sex offender for the rest of their lives.

For example, it means that someone who has correctly used a condom — through which HIV can not pass — for a consensual sexual encounter is treated the same in law as a violent rapist (and, if convicted, faces potentially years in prison and mandatory designation as a sex offender).

The penalties and consequences for sexual offences can be severe, including lengthy prison sentences and registration as a sex offender.

Such charges carry not only substantial state prison time — up to life — but also the obligation to register for life as a sex offender if convicted.

If you are convicted of a sex crime and (1) do not register as a sex offender, or (2) fail to adhere to the requirements of a registered sex offender, you may be sentenced to time in prison.

These crimes are treated seriously by law enforcement and the courts and are punishable by prison terms and significant fines as well as potential sex offender registration.

For example, as criminal lawyers in San Jose we have represented clients in Santa Clara County who have faced life in prison for three - strike cases; two - strike cases; serious or violent felonies, i.e., attempted murder, car - jacking, robbery, first degree burglary, gang - related stabbings; child pornography sex offenses requiring mandatory lifetime sex offender registration; child molestation, felony possession of methamphetamine for sale; felony possession of marijuana for sale, weapons offenses and many more.

Harsh prison sentences are routinely handed out as well as mandatory registration on the state's sex offender registry, which is available online and searchable by the public.

Florida cyber crimes defense attorney David S. Seltzer wrote of this that «I do not believe that our child pornography laws were designed for these situations... A conviction for possession of child pornography in Florida draws up to five years in prison for each picture or video, plus a lifelong requirement to register as a sex offender.»