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United States v. Young

Appellant, a sex offender, appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. �2250(a) for traveling in interstate commerce and then knowingly failing to update his registration information as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Appellant contends that SORNA violates his constitutional right to be free from ex post facto punishment. It does not. Although SORNA does relate to old conduct that was criminal when done, SORNA does not purport to punish sex offenders for their old crimes; instead, the government can only punish sex offenders for currently failing to register. 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 08-51047, 10-07-2009

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Before HIGGINBOTHAM, STEWART, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Norman Lamar Young — a sex offender — appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a) for traveling in interstate commerce and then knowingly failing to update his registration information as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Young contends that, as applied to him, SORNA violates his constitutional right to be free from ex post facto punishment. It does not, so we affirm.

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