State v. Johnson

[¶ 1] Anthony L. Johnson appeals an order entered in the Superior Court (Knox County, Atwood, J.) granting the State’s motion, pursuant to M.R.Crim. P. 1(c), to redesignate Johnson as a “sexually violent predator” by amending an earlier judgment that designated him, erroneously, as a “sex offender” under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999 (SORNA), 34-A M.R.S.A. §§ 11201-11252 (Supp.2000). 1 Johnson contends that, because there was a “procedure ... specifi cally prescribed” within the meaning of Rule 1(c) for the State to use to correct the court’s prior erroneous…