State v. Petersen-Beard

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 108,061 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. HENRY PETERSEN-BEARD, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Lifetime postrelease registration for sex offenders mandated by the Kansas Offender Registration Act, K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., does not constitute punishment for purposes of applying provisions of the United States Constitution. Contrary holdings in State v. Redmond,

304 Kan. ___, ___ P.3d ___ (No. 110,280, this day decided), State v. Buser,

304 Kan. ___, ___ P.3d ___ (No. 105,982, this day decided), and Doe v. Thompson,

304 Kan. ___, ___ P.3d ___ (No.…