People v. Shaver

Summary

The Michigan Supreme Court held that the decision in People v. Betts, which declared the 2011 amendment to the Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA) an unconstitutional ex post facto punishment, applies retroactively to defendants on collateral review under both federal and state retroactivity standards. The Court affirmed that Betts announced a new substantive rule of law, and therefore reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.