Nichols v. U.Sia&SG4.:3-6-(2eicS0654-PJH Document 37-1 Filed 04/06/16 Page 1 of 6 2016 WL 1278473 2016 WL 1278473 Only the Westlaw citation is currently available. Supreme Court of the United States Lester Ray NICHOLS, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. No. 15-5238. Argued March 1, 2016. Decided April 4, 2016. Synopsis Background: Defendant, a previously convicted sex offender who left the United States without updating his status on federal sex offender registry, was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, J. Thomas Marten, J., 2013 WL 6000016, of violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Defendant appealed. The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, McHugh, Circuit Judge, 775 F.3d 1225, affirmed. Certiorari was granted. [Holding:] The Supreme Court, Justice Alito, held that sex offender was not required under SORNA to update his registration in Kansas once he left his home and moved to the Philippines, abrogating U.S. v. Murphy, 664 F.3d 798. Reversed. West Headnotes (8) [1] Mental Health O. Effect of Assessment or Determination; Notice and Registration SORNA requires a sex offender who changes his residence to appear, within three business days of the change, in person in at least one jurisdiction, but not a foreign country, where he resides, works, or studies, and to inform that jurisdiction of the address change. Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, §§ 111(10), 113(a, c), 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 16911(1), 16913(a, c). Cases that cite this headnote [2] Mental Health Effect of Assessment or Determination; Notice and Registration Registered sex offender was not required under SORNA to update his registration in Kansas once he left his home in the Kansas City, Kansas area and moved to the Philippines; abrogating U.S. v. Murphy, 664 F.3d 798. Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, §§ 111(10), 113(a, c), 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 16911(1), 16913(a,