Legal Opinion

United States v. Nazario Gonzalez-Medina

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 2, 2014No. 13-40927PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Nazario Gonzalez-Medina appeals his conviction for failure to register as a sex offender in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). On appeal, Gonzalez-Medina contends that he was not required to register as a sex offender because his Wisconsin conviction under Wise. Stat. § 948.09 for having sexual intercourse with a child age sixteen or older does not qualify as a “sex offense” within the meaning of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 16901 et seq. Gonzalez-Medina further contends that SORNA’s registration requirement and criminal…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  4. Moncrieffe v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  5. James v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  4. United States v. Alton YoungCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. Nicholas SchofieldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015

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