Legal Opinion

Douglas v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 28, 2007No. 48A02-0701-CR-33PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellant-Defendant Jeffrey Douglas (“Douglas”) appeals his conviction and sen-fence of thirty months after pleading guilty to Failing to Register as a Sex Offender, a Class D felony. 1 We affirm the conviction and revise the sentence.

Issues

Douglas raises four issues on appeal, of which we address two 2 :

I. Whether the sex offender registry statute is an ex post facto law as applied to Douglas; and

II. Whether his sentence is inappropriate.

Facts and Procedural History 3

On November 8, 2001, Douglas was released from prison after serving his sentence for three…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Smith v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Menna v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Doe v. PoritzSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Constance Anderson v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  2. Rogers v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
  3. Keen v. Marion County Department of Public WelfareIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Alvey v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Ridner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008

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