U.S. v. MORALES

No. 13-1999.

801 F.3d 1 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Christian J. MORALES, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 27, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. Hayne Barnwell for appellant.

Donald C. Lockhart , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Peter F. Neronha , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before HOWARD, Chief Judge, KAYATTA and BARRON, Circuit Judges.


This appeal presents the question of whether a state Rhode Island conviction for first degree child molestation, R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-8.1, is "comparable to or more severe than" one of the offenses listed in Tier III of the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ("SORNA"), 42 U.S.C. § 16911(4). Appellant...

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