Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2011No. 09-60823PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM,
Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Undra Demetrius Johnson appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a) for failure to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”). He challenges the validity of the Act and the decision of the Attorney General to apply it to persons whose convictions for sex crimes predate its enactment.
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As part of a plea agreement, Johnson stipulated to the relevant facts. In 1995, Johnson was convicted in a Mississippi court for gratification of lust, a sex offense. Johnson was sentenced to eight…
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