Mary Doe v. Robert M. Coupe

OPINION

MONTGOMERY-REEVES, Vice Chancellor.

In this action, three convicted sex offenders challenge the,constitutionality of a Delaware statute that requires them to wear GPS monitors on their ankles at all times as a condition of their parole or probation. The plaintiffs are Tier III sex offenders, which means they were convicted of the sex crimes that the Delaware General Assembly has deemed among the most serious. The challenged statute — 11 Del. C. § 4121(u) (“Section ’4121(u)”)— mandates GPS monitoring .of all Tier III sex offenders granted parole or probation without, reference to their…