Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com.

Help support the publication of case reports on MoreLaw

Date: 12-01-2020

Case Style:

United States of America v. Matthew Handley

Case Number: 1:20-cr-00077-KD-N

Judge:

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama (Mobile County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office, Mobile, Alabama

Defendant's Attorney:


Mobile, Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyer Directory

OR


Just Call 855-853-4800 for Free Help Finding a Lawyer Help You.


MoreLaw Marketing
Cost Effective Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals
Info@MoreLaw.com - 855-853-4800


Description: Mobile, Alabama sex offender registration criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with failure to register as a convicted sex offender.

According to court documents filed in connection with his guilty plea, Handley was previously convicted in Cullman County Circuit Court of Indecent Exposure. He was sentenced to 24 months of probation and required by the State of Alabama to register as a sex offender quarterly for life. From 2014 until 2019, Handley was a resident of Baldwin County. In November 2019 Handley failed to update his quarterly registration with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, which prompted an investigation. BCSO issued warrants for Handley’s arrest in December 2019. On February 20, 2020, Handley was arrested by the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials searched their system and reported that Handley never registered as a sex offender in Florida. Handley had previously been convicted of Failure to Register in 2015.

United States District Court Chief Judge Kristi DuBose imposed a sentence of 21 months imprisonment. The judge ordered that Handley to serve a five-year term of supervised release beginning upon his discharge from prison. Upon his release from prison, Handley will be required to engage in drug treatment, mental health treatment, and to have no contact with minors. Judge DuBose ordered that Felder pay $100 in special assessments.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals, federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood and for information about internet safety education, visit www.usdoj.gov/psc

The case was investigated by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Marshal’s Service. It was prosecuted in the United States Attorney’s Office by Assistant United States Attorney Kacey Chappelear.

FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER
(1)

Outcome: Imprisonment 21 months with credit for time served since 06/30/2020; with recommendations to the BOP (1) defendant be allowed to participate in substance abuse treatment while incarcerated; SRT 5 years, with special conditions (1) substance abuse testing & treatment (2) mental health evaluation (3) model search condition (4) sex offender registration (5) no contact with minors. SA $100.00.

Plaintiff's Experts:

Defendant's Experts:

Comments:



Find a Lawyer

Subject:
City:
State:
 

Find a Case

Subject:
County:
State: