United States v. Heth’s Empirical Analysis
596 F.3d 255 · 2010
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2250 · 42 U.S.C. § 14072 (§ 170102 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 42 U.S.C. § 16913 · 42 U.S.C. § 16924
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Gozlon-Peretz v. United States · United States v. Gould · United States v. Whaley · United States v. Hinckley
Most-quoted passages
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“(a) In general A sex offender shall register, and keep the registration current, in each jurisdiction where the offender resides, where the offender is an employee, and where the offender is a student. For initial registration purposes only, a sex offender shall also register in the jurisdiction in which convicted if such jurisdiction is different from the jurisdiction of residence. (b) Initial registration The sex offender shall initially register— (1) before completing a sentence of imprisonment with respect to the offense giving rise to the registration requirement; or (2) not later than 3 business days after being sentenced for that offense, if the sex offender is not sentenced to a term of imprisonment. (c) Keeping the registration current A sex offender shall, not later than 3 business days after each change of name, residence, employment, or student status, appear in person in at least 1 jurisdiction involved pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and inform that jurisdiction of all changes in the information required for that offender in the sex offender registry. That jurisdiction shall immediately provide that information to all other jurisdictions in which the offender is required to register. (d) Initial registration of sex offenders unable to comply with subsection (b) of this section The Attorney General shall have the authority to specify the applicability of the requirements of this subchapter to sex offenders convicted before the enactment of this chapter”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Texas ... had a sex offender registry in which [defendant] could have registered, as was required of him.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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