New York Court of Appeals

People v. Collier

January 8, 20262026 NY Slip Op 00074

Summary

The Court of Appeals held that the approximately five-year delay in initiating defendant's SORA proceedings did not violate substantive due process because defendant failed to show that the delay prejudiced his ability to present his case. The court also rejected a rational-basis challenge to applying SORA after the delay, concluding that mandatory registration served legitimate public-safety interests. The court affirmed the Appellate Division's order.