State v. Noble

OPINION

FELDMAN, Chief Justice.

Michael Brown Noble and Lawrence R. McCuin were separately convicted of various sex offenses. We consolidated their cases for argument and granted review to determine whether the statute requiring them to register as sex offenders violates the ex post facto clause of the United States and Arizona Constitutions when applied to offenses committed before its enactment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article 6, § 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 12-120.24.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Noble pleaded guilty in 1988 to charges of child molestation and…