Illinois Supreme Court· 5/24/2007

People v. Johnson

Citations

870 N.E.2d 415
225 Ill. 2d 573
312 Ill. Dec. 350
2007 Ill. LEXIS 858

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holding that the inclusion of “aggravated kidnapping of a minor by a nonparent” in the Illinois sex offender registration act was not violative of due process “regardless of whether [the offender’s] conduct was sexually motivated”
holding that the inclusion of “aggravated kidnapping of a minor by a non-parent” in sex offender registration act not violative of substantive due process “regardless of whether [the offender’s] conduct was sexually motivated”
quoting, among others, In re Phillip C., 364 Ill.App.3d 822, 831, 301 Ill.Dec. 791, 847 N.E.2d 801 (2006)
a statutory amendment cannot be given retroactive effect absent a clear expression of legislative intent
the pre-2006 SORA registration was upheld where the defendant kidnapped her 20-month-old granddaughter to receive ransom
“If Congress had a reasonable basis for requiring child abductors to register, it necessarily follows that legislation intended to bring New York into compliance with [the JWA] shares that basis.”

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Judges: Fitzgerald, Burke

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