Originally Posted by
patentcad
It was not very funny because a conviction would have indeed landed me on such a list. It was fairly outrageous. I was pretty angry at the time. Fortunately the D.A. saw it our way.
Very true. The sex offender registry is littered with people with similarly stupid situations that either didn't have counsel or got some bonehead DA so empowered with his position that he lost sight of what justice actually means.
The criminal justice system sucks. Power corrupts.