United States v. Gillette

MEMORANDUM

(April 7, 2008)

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant Ronald Gillette’s Motion for Judgment of Acquittal pursuant to Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Count 1 of the Superseding Indictment charges Gillette with failing to register under the Sex Offender Registration Notification Act in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). Gillette claims that prosecuting him under this law would violate the Ex Post Facto Clause.

I. THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT

The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, (SORNA), Title I of the Adam Walsh Child…