Massachusetts Appeals Court July 19, 2007, No. 06-P-1260 (Commonwealth v. Scipione)

On August 23, 2004, the defendant was found guilty in the District Court of a single count of failure to register as a sex offender, first offense.1 G. L. c. 6, § 178H(a)(l). The defendant argues that because he was homeless but not living in a homeless shelter at the time, he was not required to register as a sex offender. See G. L. c. 6, § 178FV2.

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