Legal Opinion

Jensen v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 2009No. 02S04-0803-CR-137PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUCKER, Justice.

Summary

In an opinion handed down today we concluded the Indiana Sex Offender Registration Act ("Act"), as applied in that case, violated the prohibition against ex post facto laws contained in the Indiana Constitution. See Wallace v. State, 905 N.E.2d 371 (Ind., 2009). As we explain below the Act does not violate the Indiana constitutional ban on ex post facto laws as applied here.

Facts and Procedural History

In 1999, Todd L. Jensen was charged with count one vicarious sexual gratification, as a Class C felony, count two child molesting, as a Class C felony, and count three…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
  5. Cummings v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1867

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3Cited by53 opinions

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