No. 20-1116

Anthony Seward v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure criminal-venue due-process federal-criminal-law federalism interstate-registration sex-offender-registration statutory-interpretation venue venue-jurisdiction
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Latest Conference: 2021-05-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether venue lies in the state where the defendant formerly resided for a prosecution of failure to register as a sex offender

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED A registered sex offender who changes residence from one state to another must register in the new state within three business days of arrival. 34 U.S.C. § 20913(a), (c). Failure to register in the new state in a timely manner is an offense punishable by up to ten years in prison. 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). The question presented is whether, in a prosecution for this offense, venue lies in the state where the defendant formerly resided.

Docket Entries

2021-05-17
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
2021-04-23
Reply of petitioner Anthony Seward filed.
2021-04-14
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-03-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 14, 2021.
2021-03-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 15, 2021 to April 14, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-02-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 15, 2021)

Attorneys

Anthony Seward
Stuart BannerUCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Petitioner
Stuart BannerUCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent