California Court of Appeal

Because sex offender registration does not constitute punishment or penalty under Apprendi, the trial court did not violate defendant's due process rights by requiring him to register as a sex offender, without finding the truth of the facts triggering the registration requirement beyond a reasonable doubt.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/05/2002
• Published 06/06/2002

Judges

• RAYE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Carlos A. Martinez, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Alison Elle Alemán, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent., John L. Staley, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.