Legal Opinion

United States v. Howell

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 13, 2009No. 08-2126, 08-2171PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

This consolidated appeal involves two convictions under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 16901-16991, and its corresponding criminal offense statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2250. In separate proceedings, David Matthew Howell (Howell) and Charles Edward Thomas (Thomas) each conditionally pled guilty to one count of failure to register as a sex offender after traveling in interstate commerce in violation of § 2250.

In the district court, Howell and Thomas argued § 2250 and the registration requirement of SORNA, 42 U.S.C. § 16913, are…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. Wickard v. FilburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. United States v. DarbySupreme Court of the United States · 1941

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3Cited by84 opinions

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  3. United States v. GuzmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. WhaleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Paul ShenandoahCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010

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