Elbert W. Williamson v. Christine O. Gregoire

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1998-08-03

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TASHIMA, Circuit Judge: We must decide whether a convicted child molester who has completed his sentence, but who must register as a sex offender under a so-called “Megan’s law,” is “in custody” for purposes of federal habeas corpus. I. In 1990, Elbert W. Williamson was convicted in Washington state court of first degree child…

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