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U.S. v. ELKINS

No. 11-30135.

683 F.3d 1039 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joshua A. ELKINS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 14, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Ormsby , United States Attorney, and Matthew F. Duggan of Spokane, WA, and Lanny A. Breuer , Assistant Attorney General, Greg D. Andres and Scott A.C. Meisler (argued) of Washington, D.C., for the plaintiff-appellant.

Kailey Moran and Matthew Campbell (argued) of Spokane, WA, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: D.W. NELSON, A. WALLACE TASHIMA, and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge:

Congress, by enacting the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ("SORNA"), 42 U.S.C. § 16901 et seq., in July 2006, sought to establish "a comprehensive national system for the registration" of sex offenders and offenders against children. 42 U.S.C. § 16901. In October 2010, a single count indictment issued against Joshua A. Elkins in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington...

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