Legal Opinion
Morency v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 14, 2007No. Record 062025PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Senior Justice ELIZABETH B. LACY.
In this appeal, we consider whether the retroactive application of a 2006 amendment to Code § 9.1-909 violated Code § 1-239 because it interfered with a right accrued in a 2004 court order obtained by Scott James Morency.
FACTS
Morency was convicted of aggravated sexual battery in violation of Code § 18.2-67.3. As a result of this conviction, he was required to register as a sex offender and to reregister with the State Police every 90 days for life. 2 In 2002, Morency petitioned the Circuit Court of Louisa County for relief from the quarterly…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- McCullough v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Hodges v. SnyderSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Plyler v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- De Rodulfa v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Johnston v. Cigna Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Com. v. GarrettSupreme Court of Virginia · 2008
- Hunter v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
- In re: Robert Floyd Brown, Jr.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2015
- International Paper Company v. County of Isle of WightSupreme Court of Virginia · 2020
- International Paper Company v. County of Isle of WightSupreme Court of Virginia · 2020
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