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First Circuit Orders Clarification of Conditions of Release for Sex Offender
Loaded on Sept. 1, 2017
by Christopher Zoukis
by Christopher Zoukis
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ordered a lower court to clarify several conditions imposed upon a sex offender as part of his supervised release following a term of imprisonment.
Fernando DaSilva pleaded guilty to violating the Sex Offender …
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