United States v. Whaley

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Robert Lee Whaley appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a) for failure to register in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”). We affirm.

I

Whaley stipulated to the relevant facts as part of a plea agreement. In 1999, Whaley was convicted, under Kansas law, of aggravated sexual battery in Marshall County, Kansas, and sentenced to 57 months of imprisonment. Kansas law also required Whaley to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison, and he signed notices explaining his registration obligation…