{"id":1827,"date":"2019-11-01T12:12:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T17:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/sex-offense-litigation-policy\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2019-11-01T12:12:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T17:12:17","slug":"commonwealth-v-haines-pa-super-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/sex-offense-litigation-policy\/2019\/11\/01\/commonwealth-v-haines-pa-super-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth v. Haines (Pa. Super. 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Commonwealth v. Haines, 2019 PA Super 329 (Pa. Super. 2019)<\/h2>\n

Nature of Case: <\/strong><\/strong> Appellant had committed sexual offenses as a juvenile, though did not enter a guilty plea to the offenses until she reached adulthood. She contended, in line with Pennsylvania caselaw, that she should not be required to register as a sex offender as it would constitute an impermissible ex post facto<\/i> law.<\/p>\n

The lower court disagreed, and order Appellant to register as a sex offender. Appellant thereafter sought review.<\/p>\n

Holding: <\/strong> Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the decision of the lower court. Under the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision In re J.B.<\/i><\/a>, requiring automatic lifetime sex offense registration for juveniles is unconstitutional. The essential holding of J.B.<\/i> applies with equal force in Appellant’s case, notwithstanding the fact that she was convicted as an adult, because she had committed the offenses as a juvenile.<\/p>\n

Case Documents<\/em><\/h2>\n