2013-KH-0072 Precedential Processed

State Ex Rel. Herbert Nicholson v. State of Louisiana

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed May 5, 2015 · 169 So. 3d 344

Also decided on this docket: La., January 16, 2015 157 So. 3d 1113

Cited by

State of Louisiana v. Simuel Shaw Jr La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2019
State v. Taylor 221 So. 3d 845 La. 2017
State v. Gordon 169 So. 3d 352 La. 2015

Opinion text

CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons. 1 /While chemical castration of certain sex offenders has a remedial purpose— that of promoting public safety — there can be no doubt that it is significantly punitive. Therefore, I write separately to emphasize that the Ex Post Facto Clause mandates that the 2008 enactment not be applied retroactively to the 1991 offenses, notwithstanding that, in my view, it would otherwise be eminently reasonable and warranted based on this offender’s egregious and outrageous set of crimes.