Legal Opinion · Concurrence
Commonwealth v. Muniz, J., Aplt.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 19, 2017No. Commonwealth v. Muniz, J., Aplt. - No. 47 MAP 2016Published
1ConcurrenceJustice Wecht
I agree that the retroactive application of Pennsylvania’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”) violates Article I, Section 17 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. I do not agree that “Pennsylvania’s ex post facto clause provides even greater protections than its federal counterpart.” See Opinion Announcing the Judgment of the Court (“OAJC”) at 1223.
The Pennsylvania Constitution prohibits the General Assembly from enacting ex post facto laws, one type of which are laws that retroactively increase the punishment for a particular crime. See Calder v. Bull, 3 U.S. 386, 390, 3…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
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