United States First Circuit

The requirement that convicted sex offenders disclose their histories of sexual misconduct to participate in a Sex Offenders Program (SOP) did not violate the Fifth Amendment, because the reduced likelihood of parole for refusal to participate in the SOP does not constitute a penalty sufficient to compel incriminating speech.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/24/2002
• Published 12/30/2002

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Sheehan, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew B. Livernois, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Philip T. McLaughlin, Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire was on brief, for appellee.