Abuse of Discretion – Sex Offender Registration

By: Derek Hawkins//June 16, 2021//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. G.R.H.,

Case No.: 2020AP1638

Officials: WHITE, J.

Focus: Abuse of Discretion – Sex Offender Registration

G.R.H. appeals the order requiring him to comply with the sex offender registration requirement for fifteen years, as well as the order adjudicating him delinquent. He argues that the circuit court failed to use a rational process to reach its conclusion with regard to the probability that G.R.H. would commit future violations, and therefore, its order on registration was an erroneous exercise of discretion. Because the record supports the circuit court’s exercise of discretion to deny a permanent stay from registration, we affirm the order requiring sex offender registration. Further, we affirm the delinquency adjudication order.

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Derek A Hawkins is Associate Corporate Counsel, IP at Amazon.

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