Legal Opinion

United States v. Black

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 9, 2014No. 14-1000PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND

The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 16901 to 16991, sets out a “comprehensive national system for the registration of’ “sex offender[s].” Id. § 16901. Notably, however, SORNA excludes from the definition of “sex offender” a subclass of individuals who committed sex offenses “involving consensual sexual contact.” Id. § 16911(1), (5)(C). “An offense involving consensual sexual conduct is not a sex offense for the purposes of [SORNA] if the victim ... was at least 13 years old and the offender was not more…

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. WellsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017
  2. Mitchell v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015
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  4. Hasan v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Garcia-RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015

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