Clark v. Ryan, No. 15-15531 (9th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CasePetitioner pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct in 1982. In this appeal, petitioner challenges the district court's denial of habeas relief, contending that an Arizona Court of Appeals’ decision that Arizona’s modern sex offender registration statute, Ariz. Rev. Stat. 13-3821, is not an ex post facto law is both contrary to and involves an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law. The court concluded that the state court’s decision in the present case is neither contrary to, nor does it unreasonably apply, the relevant Supreme Court precedent, Smith v. Doe I. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Habeas Corpus. Affirming the district court’s denial of a habeas corpus petition, the panel held that the Arizona Court of Appeals’ decision that Arizona’s modern sex offender registration statute is not an ex post facto law is neither contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, the Supreme Court’s decision in Smith v. Doe I, 538 U.S. 84 (2003).
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