United States v. Morales, No. 13-1999 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseDefendant, who had previously been convicted of first degree child molestation under Rhode Island law, was convicted in federal court of failing to register as a sex offender under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act and sentenced to sixty-five months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release. At sentencing, the district court utilized the prior Rhode Island conviction to classify Defendant as a Tier III offender, resulting in a base-offense level two levels higher than if Defendant had been designated as a Tier II offender. The First Circuit vacated Defendant’s prison term and remanded for resentencing, holding that the district court committed plain error when it classified Defendant as a Teir III sex offender and when it utilized that designation in its guidelines calculation.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on September 1, 2015.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on October 6, 2015.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.