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84 Tul. L. Rev. 429 (2009-2010)

handle is hein.journals/tulr84 and id is 433 raw text is: COMMENTS A Crime Against Common Sense: How Louisiana's Implementation of the Adam Walsh Act Exposes the Law's Most Significant Flaw Kelsey Meeks Duncan* In Louisiana, hundreds ofpeople are required to register as sex offenders for committing a crime that is neither violen; predatory, nor against children. Prostitutes who offer (or solicitors seeking) vaginal sex are convicted of prostitution, whereas prostitutes offering (or solicitors seeking) oral or anal sex may be convicted of Crime against nature and must register as sex offenders. Tis Comment explores how Louisiana implementation of the flawedAdam Walsh Act has led to the senseless mislabeling of those convicted of Crime against nature as sex offenders. More than merely recognizing the problem, this Comment offers apractical solution. I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 430 II. SOME RELEVANT HISTORY ........................................................... 433 A. TheA WA and Its Precumvrs ...... ............. 433 B. CrimeAgainst Naturein Louisiana ............................... 434 C Sex Offender Registiation Requirements ......................... 436 III. THE PROBLEM: STATES MAY EXCEED AWA REQUIREMENTS AND REMAIN COMPLIANT ................................. 437 A. A Unique Situation in Louisiana ....................................... 438 B. Including Section 14.-89 Is Contray to the Registry Purpose .............................................................. 440 C Challenges to the Constitutionality ofLouisiana ' CimeAgainstNatureLaw ......................................4...... 41 1. Recent Section 14:89 Cases ...................................... 442 2. Lawrence v Texas's Impact on Louisiana's Sodom y Statute .......................................................... 445 IV CONSEQUENCES OF LOUISIANA'S AWA IMPLEMENTATION PER RESEARCH DATA ................................................................... 446 © 2009 Kelsey Meeks Duncan. J.D. candidate 2010, Tulane University School of Law; B.A. 2005, University of Southern Mississippi. I would like to thank Professor Janet Hoeffel for her enthusiasm and guidance; Ramsey Prather, Erica Therio, and Nadja Tilstra for their research and editing assistance; my family for their endless support; and, especially, Jamie Duncan for his patience and encouragement. Special thanks also to Twissy and Joanell for their invaluable contributions to this Comment. 429

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