A sex offender subject to mandatory registration is entitled to effective assistance of counsel under the same standards that would apply in a criminal case, a Brooklyn appellate panel has held in a case of apparent first impression.
The Appellate Division, Second Department, found that the due process provisions of the state and federal constitutions mandate effective assistance in matters where an individual risks designation as a registerable sex offender, even though such adjudications result from civil, not criminal, proceedings.
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