Legal Opinion

United States v. Allon Anderson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 17, 2014No. 14-1165PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Allon Anderson was indicted with failing to register as a sex offender. Anderson filed a motion to dismiss the indictment arguing, in part, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) violates the Commerce Clause. After the district court 1 denied Anderson’s motion to dismiss, Anderson entered a conditional guilty plea and was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment. Anderson appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss. We affirm.

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Anderson was convicted of failing to register as a sex offender in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a)(2)(B), which punishes…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  3. United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by27 opinions

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