State v. Doe

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court held that a prior two-to-one decision invalidating retroactive application of expanded sex-offender registration requirements remained binding precedent. It ruled that Appellate Rule 106(b), which prospectively removes precedential effect from two-to-one decisions, is substantive and was not expressly made retroactive. Because the prior decision controlled the ex post facto issue, the court affirmed summary judgment for the appellees.