No. 19-8235October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Eaton v. United States
This case involves a challenge to supervised release and the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a challenge to supervised release and the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). The petitioner argues that these measures constitute illegal punishments that the government cannot lawfully impose.
Question presented
Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the district court’s failure to instruct the jury that the government must prove that the defendant knew he was a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) was not plain error.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Gun Rights
Timing
Decided May 18, 2020
The Court released its decision on May 18, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
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