Soviet Union “justice” comes to America? August 5, 2007
Posted by Idta in : Constitution, Criminal Law , trackback
In The Best Defense, Alan Dershowitz told of a political prisoner in the Soviet Union who was punished because he “had been found guilty of ‘continuing to consider himself not guilty.’ ” Id. at 277.
In Texas, sexual offenders who have been civilly committed can be considered in violation of their civil commitment order if they “fail to progress in sexual offender treatment.” Violating a civil commitment order is a felony, and can subject the defendant to severe penalties. If one of these defendants maintains his innocence of the underlying crimes (for which he served his sentence) his “treatment” providers can send him back to prison.
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