Beebe v. Heil.U.S. District Court SEX OFFENDER sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. Beebe v. Heil, 333 F.Supp.2d 1011 (D.Colo. 2004). A prison inmate sued a state, claiming that his due process rights were violated when he was expelled, without notice or explanation, from a sex offender treatment program that he was required to complete in order to be eligible for parole. The district court denied judgment on the pleadings Noun 1. judgment on the pleadings - a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law for the state. The court held that the inmate had a cognizable The adjective "cognizable" has two distinct (and unrelated) applications within the field of law. A cognizable claim or controversy is one that meets the basic criteria of viability for being tried or adjudicated before a particular tribunal. property interest in being retained in the programs and had stated a claim that his procedural and substantive due process The substantive limitations placed on the content or subject matter of state and federal laws by the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. rights were violated. (Colorado Department of Corrections) |
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