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Doe v. State

Citations

  • 167 N.H. 382
  • 111 A.3d 1077

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  • holding that the New Hampshire Constitution and the United States Constitution “afford the same protection against ex post facto laws”
  • concluding aggregate effects of amendments to previously constitutional regulatory scheme, in particular lifetime registration without review, made the legislation punitive
  • concluding aggregate effects of amendments to previously constitutional regulatory scheme, in particular lifetime registration without review, made the legislation punitive
  • stating that \[a] number of courts give greatest weight\ to the factor that asks whether the law \appears excessive in relation to the alternative purpose assigned\ (citations omitted)
  • observing that “[t]he protection afforded against ex post facto penal laws under both article I, section 10 of the Federal Constitution and part I, article 28 of the New Hampshire Constitution is the same” (quotation omitted)
  • revisiting the statute in light of changes making it punitive, including requirement for quarterly in-person registration

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Judges: Conboy, Dalianis, Hicks, Lynn

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