New Mexico Supreme Court

Freddie Benji Montoya, Petitioner v. Hon. Douglas R. Driggers, Third Judicial District Court Judge, Respondent, And…

February 27, 20145 N.M. 615

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s order that Freddie Montoya must register as a sex offender under SORNA, holding that a conviction vacated to avoid double jeopardy still satisfies SORNA’s registration trigger and that registration is a non‑punitive regulatory requirement.