Commonwealth v. Pennybaker

OPINION BY

MUSMANNO, J.:

Keith Pennybaker (“Pennybaker”) appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed following his conviction of failure to comply with the sexual offender registration requirements imposed by 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9799.10, et seq., also known as the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”). 1 We affirm.

Pennybaker was convicted of rape 2 at a non-jury trial in 1997. As a result thereof, he became subject to a mandatory registration requirement for sexual offenders. 3 Because rape is a Tier III sexual offense under SORNA, Pennybaker became subject to a lifetime…