State v. Trung Ho

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} Trung Ho (Defendant) pled guilty to the charge of solicitation of a child by electronic communication device. Along with his sentence for incarceration and probation, he was also ordered to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). SbeNMSA 1978, §§ 29-11A-1 to -10 (1995, as amended through 2013). Defendant appeals only the order to register. The issue on appeal boils down to whether a 2007 amendment making the crime of child solicitation by electronic communication device subjectto SORNA was effective, given that…