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WI - Bill considers defendant's past in sex offenses

Original Article 02/02/2011 CHEYENNE ? Wyoming lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow an accused sex offender's past misconduct to be used as evidence in criminal and civil cases. - So are you going to do this for all other criminals? Bring up their past as well? If not, then it's discrimination. The House Judiciary Committee began debating House Bill 198 on Tuesday. The measure would permit a defendant's past to be used in cases involving sexual assault or child molestation. The bill's co-sponsor, Rep. Donald Burkhart of Rawlins, said it's wrong that a victim's past can become evidence while a defendant's can't. But Rep. Bob Nicholas, a Republican from Cheyenne, says it could be "stacking the deck" against a defendant to include past incidents as evidence...continue to full post

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