Hatton v. Bonner.U.S. Appeals Court SEX OFFENDER sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. Hatton v. Bonner, 346 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2003). An offender petitioned for habeas relief, asserting ex post facto ex post facto adj. Latin for "after the fact," which refers to laws adopted after an act is committed making it illegal although it was legal when done, or increases the penalty for a crime after it is committed. Such laws are specifically prohibited by the U. S. and due process violations. The district court denied the petition and the petitioner appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the legislative intent behind California's sex offender registration  This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.Please assist in recruiting an expert or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. statute was regulatory, rather than punitive. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the court, because the statute was not punitive, its retroactive application did not violate the ex post facto clause. (California) |
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