U.S. v. Leach

Dist. Ct. did not err in denying defendant's motion to dismiss indictment alleging that defendant violated provisions of Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) by failing to notify either Indiana or S. Carolina officials after he moved from Indiana to S. Carolina in 2008. Ct. rejected defendant's claim that application of SORNA's reporting requirements to him constituted ex post facto law since it was enacted after his 1990 sex offence conviction, after Ct. concluded that SORNA targets only conduct undertaken after its enactment, i.e., defendant's failure to report his move. It also rejected defendant's contention that SORNA's reporting requirements effectively increased his punishment for his 1990 conviction.