USA v. Robert Watson, Jr., No. 15-40374 (5th Cir. 2016)

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Case: 15-40374 Document: 00513421273 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/11/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-40374 Summary Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED March 11, 2016 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee Lyle W. Cayce Clerk v. ROBERT PAYNE WATSON, JR., Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 4:14-CR-89-1 Before WIENER, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Robert Payne Watson, Jr., appeals his conviction for failing to register as a sex offender, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). He contends that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 16901-62, violates the Ex Post Facto Clause. We rejected the same challenge to SORNA in United States v. Young, 585 F.3d 199, 204-05 (5th Cir. 2009), and again in United States v. Johnson, 632 F.3d 912, 917-18 (5th Cir. 2011). We cannot Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. * Case: 15-40374 Document: 00513421273 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/11/2016 No. 15-40374 overrule the decision of another panel absent an en banc or superseding Supreme Court decision. See United States v. Lipscomb, 299 F.3d 303, 313 n.34 (5th Cir. 2002). As such, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2

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