Legal Opinion

United States v. Blake Brown, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 15, 2014No. 12-3952, 12-4085PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

Both the government and the defendant, Blake Brown, Jr., appeal ah order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissing the indictment of Brown for failing to register as a sex offender. For the reasons that follow, we will vacate the order and direct that the indictment be reinstated.

I. Background

The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), 42 U.S.C. § 16901 et seq., requires individuals convicted of certain sex crimes to submit identifying information to state and federal sex offender…

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