State v. Forbes

SUBSTITUTE OPINION

THE COURT’S PRIOR OPINION DATED JANUARY 10, 2012 IS HEREBY WITHDRAWN.

W. JONES, Justice.

I. Nature op the Case

This case considers whether retroactive application of an amendment to I.C. § 19-2604(3) (“the amendment”), which prohibits dismissal of offenses requiring sex offender registration, violates the ex post facto clauses of the United States Constitution and the Idaho Constitution (“the ex post facto clauses”). Because this Court has previously addressed this issue in State v. Hardwick, 150 Idaho 580, 249 P.3d 379 (2011), the district court erred in holding that…