United States Seventh Circuit

In a conviction of defendant for conspiring to commit an offense against the United States, obstructing justice, destroying property to prevent its seizure, and failing to register as a sex offender, defendant's conviction under section 2250 is vacated and the case is remanded for resentencing, as section 2250 does not apply to sex offenders whose interstate travel occurred prior to Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act's (SORNA) effective date, and here, defendant's most recent interstate trip occurred one day before SORNA was made applicable to defendant through an interim regulation issued by the Attorney General.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/25/2010
• Decided 07/22/2010
• Published 07/22/2010

Judges

• SYKES

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel