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Tenth Circuit rejects various challenges to SORNA failure to register crime

By Douglas A. Berman

Another circuit court has directly addressed various constitutional challenges to the federal crime of failing to register as a sex offender: yesterday the Tenth Circuit in US v. Lawrance, No. 08-6034 (10th Cir. Dec. 8, 2008) (available here) found the defendants claims unavailing.  Here is how the opinion begins: Defendant-Appellant Keith Allen Lawrance appeals from his conviction for failing to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (?SORNA?), 18 U.S.C. § 2250, enacted July 27, 2006.  Mr. Lawrance entered a conditional guilty plea to the indictment, reserving his right to appeal the district court?s order denying his motion to dismiss.  See United States v. Lawrance, No. CR-07-166-D, 2007 WL 5271934 (W.D...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 09, 2008 (boomark / email).