U.S. v. W.B.H.

No. 09-13435.

664 F.3d 848 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. W.B.H., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Graham James , Susan G. James and Associates, Montgomery, AL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Ramona C. Albin , Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before CARNES, KRAVITCH and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.


CARNES, Circuit Judge:

The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 42 U.S.C. § 16901, et seq., which was enacted in 2006, requires criminals who have been convicted of a sex offense to register as sex offenders. In 1987, nearly 20 years before that Act was enacted, the defendant in this case was convicted of first degree rape. If he had ended his criminal career back then, he might not have had to register under SORNA. Instead of giving...

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