Yes, it happens-sometimes outright, sometimes through reduction to a non-registerable offense, and sometimes through diversion or deferred disposition in the narrow cases where the statute allows. Dismissals [...]
Yes, severely. Most sex offenses are classified as aggravated felonies or crimes involving moral turpitude under federal immigration law, and a conviction typically means mandatory detention, deportation, [...]
False accusations are real, and they happen-most commonly in custody disputes, post-breakup conflicts, and situations involving pressure from third parties. Being innocent is not a defense strategy [...]
For first-degree offenses and child molestation charges, prison is the presumed outcome and the exposure is measured in decades, not years. For second- and third-degree offenses, probation, [...]
Rhode Island has extended the statute of limitations for many sex offenses, particularly those involving minors, and certain categories have no time limit at all. What this [...]
Yes. Rhode Island law does not require corroboration for a sex offense conviction. The testimony of one complainant, standing alone, is legally sufficient to sustain a charge [...]
