Legal Opinion

State v. Mount

Montana Supreme Court

Decided October 7, 2003No. 02-020PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson

¶1 The State ofMontana (State) appeals the judgment entered by the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, granting Robert S. Mount’s (Mount) motion to dismiss the charge of failing to register as a sex offender. We reverse and order the District Court to reinstate the charge.

¶2 We address the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Did the District Court err in finding that the registration and disclosure requirements of the Sexual or Violent Offender Registration Act constituted punishment for purposes of the ex post facto clause of the United States and Montana Constitutions?

¶4 2. Do the…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Smith v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Hudson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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3Cited by53 opinions

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