Interest of: J.B. (majority)
Annotate this CaseThe issue this case presented for the Supreme Court's review centered on the constitutionality of provisions of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) as applied to juveniles. An order of the York County Court of Common Pleas held the statute unconstitutional as violative of the ex post facto clause, protections against cruel and unusual punishment, and due process rights through the use of an irrebuttable presumption. The seven juveniles in this case were previously adjudicated delinquent in regard to specific sexual crimes and were subject to juvenile court supervision on SORNA’s effective date. Accordingly, the Juveniles became subject to lifetime registration under 42 Pa.C.S. 9799.15(a)(4). The Juveniles filed motions for nunc pro tunc relief asserting SORNA’s unconstitutionality, which were consolidated by the trial court, following the passage of SORNA and its attachment to them. After review, the Supreme Court affirmed the determination that SORNA violated juvenile offenders’ due process rights through the use of an irrebuttable presumption.
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