People v. Jackson

Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of failing to register as a sex offender within 90 days of his last registration, as required by Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA). Defendant admitted that he knew he was required to appear at police department every days, and admitted that he failed to do so prior to expiration of 90-day period because he mistakenly believed he had a 10-day grace period. SORA provision prohibiting presence of child sex offenders and sexual predators from being present or loitering near a park is unconstitutional. Remaining provisions of SORA do not violate Defendant's due process rights. (McDADE, specially concurring; O'BRIEN, concurring in part and dissenting in part.)