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U.S. v. TORRES

No. 09-50204.

767 F.3d 426 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Francisco TORRES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 8, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mara Asya Blatt (argued), Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Erik Anthony Hanshew (argued) , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, El Paso, TX, Donna F. Coltharp , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before DAVIS, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a single issue regarding the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2006 ("SORNA"). SORNA requires sex offenders to register with state-run sex-offender registries and to keep their registrations current. However, persons who were convicted of sex offenses before SORNA's enactment on July 27, 2006 ("pre-enactment sex offenders") are only required to comply with the statute's registration requirements...

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