United States v. Richard Walker

Barrett, Circuit Judge.

Richard Walker was convicted for failing to register as a sex offender between 2016 and 2017, as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. He argues that his conviction must be vacated because he did not have to register at that time. We agree. Because his obligation to *578 register-triggered by a 1998 Colorado conviction-expired after fifteen years, we reverse the district court and vacate Walker's conviction and sentence.

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In 1997, Richard Walker sexually assaulted his four- and six-year-old nephews. In 1998, he pleaded guilty to violating a Colorado…