Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Commonwealth Must Prove Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Offender Knew of SORNA Registration Obligations for Failure to Register Conviction
by Sagi Schwartzberg
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that, to support a conviction for failure to register as a sex offender, the Commonwealth is required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a person subject to Pennsylvania’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”) knew of their obligation to …
