State v. Doe

Summary

The court held that a prior two-to-one decision concerning retroactive application of the sex-offender-registration statute remained binding precedent because the later appellate rule withdrawing precedential effect from such decisions was substantive and was not expressly made retroactive. Applying that precedent, the court affirmed summary judgment for the appellees. The court also declined to overrule the prior decision because the State had not shown that departure would produce more good than harm.