United States v. Nichols, No. 14-3041 (10th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant-appellant Lester Nichols was a convicted sex offender who left the United States without updating his status on the federal sex offender registry. He was brought back to the United States and charged with failing to register in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). On appeal, he challenged his conviction arguing: (1) SORNA’s updating requirement did not apply in situations like his where the sex offender moves from a SORNA jurisdiction to a non-SORNA jurisdiction; and (2) SORNA’s delegation of authority to the Attorney General to determine SORNA’s retroactive application was unconstitutional. Rejecting both arguments, the Tenth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction.
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