People v. Fredericks

Defendant was required to register as a sex offender for life, after entering guilty plea for possession of methamphetamine. Although Defendant had been convicted of attempted aggravated criminal sexual abuse and required to register as sex offender for 10 years, and that 10-year period had ended, by the time of his later guilty plea to drug offense, statute required that upon conviction of any felony after July 1, 2011, and who has prior conviction for sex offense now requiring lifetime registration, must register for life. Later felony convictions are not limited to sex offenses. That court failed to advise Defendant of lifetime registration does not give Defendant the right to withdraw his plea, and does not render his plea involuntary. Retroactive application of lifetime sex offender registration cannot violate ex post facto principles because registration is not "punishment". (HOWSE and LAVIN, concurring.)