United States Second Circuit

Defendant's conviction and sentence for knowingly failing to register and update his sex offender registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) is affirmed, where: 1) although defendant is no longer in the military, the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Kebodeaux, 133 S. Ct. 2496 (2013) made clear that Congress possessed the requisite authority through the Military and Necessary and Proper Clauses to hold defendant to SORNA's registration requirements; and 2) there is no violation of the Ex Post Facto Clause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/09/2013
• Published 08/09/2013

Judges

• POOLER

Court

• United States Second Circuit

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