United States v. Hacker

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Scott Hacker challenges the district court’s 1 denial of his motion to dismiss an indictment charging him with failing to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 16901-16991. We have jurisdiction over this appeal from 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because the district court did not err by denying Hacker’s motion, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The material facts are undisputed. In 1995, Hacker was convicted in Texas of aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony, for which he…