Legal Opinion
JJF v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 2006No. Nos. 05-91, C-05-10PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOIGT, Justice.
[¶ 1] In consolidated cases, two registered sex offenders challenge the constitutionality of a statute requiring the State to prove their risk of reoffense by a preponderance of the evidence, arguing instead that the State’s evidence must be clear and convincing. One appellant also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence.
[¶ 2] We affirm.1
ISSUES
[¶ 3] 1. Whether the due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and Article 1, §§ 2, 6, and 7 of the Wyoming Constitution require the standard of proof at a risk-of-reoffense hearing to…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Smith v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- In the Interest Of: MA, KA and GA, Minor Children, JR v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2022
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