United States First Circuit

Defendant's conviction under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) is affirmed where: 1) US v. DiTomasso is dispositive of the issue of the effective date of SORNA's registration requirements, and the Congress acted within the scope of its authority under the Commerce Clause; 2) given the unambiguous meaning of section 16913(d), defendant's attempt to invoke the rule of lenity must fail; and 3) the requirements of Due Process Clause are satisfied in this case as notice of a defendant's obligation to register as a sex offender under state law provides him with effective notice of his corresponding obligation to register under SORNA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/28/2010
• Published 09/28/2010

Judges

• SELYA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Hilary Billings, Margaret D. McGaughey