United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of defendant's motion to dismiss an indictment charging him with failure to register as a sex offender is affirmed where: 1) contrary to defendant's claim, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) applies to him; 2) prosecuting defendant under SORNA is not retrospective and does not violate the ex post facto clause; 3) he lacked standing to raise a challenge regarding the non-delegation doctrine; 4) defendant's due process rights were not violated; and 5) SORNA does not violate the commerce clause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/31/2008
• Published 07/31/2008

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, BOWMAN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James F. Whalen, AFPD, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew H. Kahl, AUSA, argued, Shannon Olson, AUSA, on the brief, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.