Monceaux v. State

RIDGELY, Justice:

Under Title 11, Section 777A of the Delaware Code, it is a separate crime for a registered sex offender to knowingly commit a sexual offense against a child.1 Defendant-Below/Appellant Patrick Mon-ceaux appeals from the denial of his motion to dismiss charges against him under Section 777A. He contends that the statute violated his right to due process under the United States and the Delaware Constitutions because placing his status as a sex offender directly in issue lessens the State’s burden of proof and the presumption of innocence. Monceaux also contends that the trial…