Legal Opinion
State v. Santos
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 16, 2005No. 2001-516-C.APublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBINSON, Justice.
At issue in this case is whether a person convicted of sexual assault and incarcerated before July 1, 1992, but released after that date, was required to register as a sexual offender pursuant to the registration statute that was in existence at the time of the prisoner’s release (viz., G.L. 1956 §' 11-37-16 (since repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 108, § 3)).1 The defendant, Idaho Fernandes Santos, maintains that, because he was convicted before § 11-37-16 went into effect, he was under no duty to register. Accordingly, he asserts that the trial court erred in denying his…
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