The provision of Megan’s Law that requires the registration of convicted sex offenders is not a direct consequence of a criminal conviction, the state Supreme Court has held.
The court ? minus Justice Debra Todd, who did not participate ? unanimously affirmed the Superior Court’s ruling that a convicted sex offender is not entitled to withdraw a plea of nolo contendere if the trial court fails to inform or misinforms him about the registration requirements of Megan’s Law.
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