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4th Circuit Reverses SORNA Convictions on Statutory Grounds

By Corey Rayburnyung

Doug Berman beat me to the punch in noting that the 4th Circuit, in U.S. v. Hatcher, held that SORNA did not apply the defendants at the time they committed the alleged criminal acts. From the decision: Because the Appellants? indictments were based on conduct that pre-dated the Attorney General?s interim rule specifying that SORNA?s registration requirements applied to pre- SORNA offenders, we reverse the Appellants? convictions and vacate the sentences imposed in connection with those convictions.I have been surprised how the large majority of district courts interpreted the statute in a different manner. So far, the appellate courts have rebuked the district courts that basically discounted the delegation provisions of SORNA which left the retroactivity decision to the A...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on March 13, 2009 (boomark / email).