Title: Commonwealth v. Bres, S., Aplt. (per curiam order)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

[J-64-2020] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. SHAWN KEVIN BRES, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : No. 1 WAP 2020 Appeal from the the Order of the Superior Court entered June 18, 2019 at No. 1060 WDA 2018, affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County entered June 27, 2018 at No. CP-02-CR-0008922- 2000. ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 22nd day of December, 2020, the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED pursuant to Commonwealth v. Lacombe, 234 A.3d 602 (Pa. 2020) (holding that Subchapter I of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9799.51-9799.75, is not punitive and does not violate the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws). The matter is referred to the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee for consideration and potential development of a unified procedural mechanism by which sexual offenders may assert constitutional challenges to registration requirements.