California Court of Appeal

The sex offender registration required by Penal Code section 290 does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under either the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution or article I, section 17 of the California Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/31/2001
• Published 05/31/2001

Judges

• FIDLER, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven T. Flowers, Los Angeles, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• James K. Hahn, City Attorney, Debbie Lew, Assistant City Attorney Supervisor, and Candice I. Horikawa, Deputy City Attorney, for Respondent.