concluding that New Jersey's "Megan's Law" did not involve punishment for purposes of ex post facto analysis
Summary of this case from Meadows v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison SupervisionNo. 97-856.
February 23, 1998.
Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 698 So. 2d 257.
concluding that New Jersey's "Megan's Law" did not involve punishment for purposes of ex post facto analysis
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Summary of this case from Helman v. StateFull title:GARCIA ET AL. v. REYES ET AL
Court:U.S.
Date published: Feb 23, 1998
The federal courts have no supervisory authority over state judicial proceedings and may intervene only to…
State v. MisiorskiMegan, her parents, local police, and the members of the community were unaware of the accused murderer's…