United States v. Anthony Pretty on Top

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 27 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-30202

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 1:19-cr-00135-DLC-

v.

ANTHONY PRETTY ON TOP, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Dana L. Christensen, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 17, 2021**

Before: SILVERMAN, CHRISTEN, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Anthony Pretty On Top appeals his bench-trial conviction for failure to

register as a sexual offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification

Act (“SORNA”), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a), arguing that the district court

should have granted his motion for a judgment of acquittal because SORNA is

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). constitutionally infirm as…