State of West Virgina v. Gabriel Hargus, etc.

BENJAMIN, Chief Justice:

The two appeals in this case have been consolidated for purposes of argument, consideration, and decision. In both appeals, the petitioners raise constitutional challenges to the revocation of supervised release and the additional sanctions imposed pursuant to W. Va.Code § 62-12-26(g)(3) (2011), which is the extended supervision statute for certain sex offenders. After careful consideration of the parties’ arguments and the relevant portions of the appendices, we affirm. 1

I.FACTS

This Court relates the particular facts of each case separately below.

A. Gabriel Hargus

In…