People v. Depew CA3
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 8/2/24 P. v. Depew CA3
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(San Joaquin) ----
THE PEOPLE, C099234
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. STK-CR-
SB384-2022-0008572)
v.
DAVID DEPEW,
Defendant and Appellant.
David Depew appeals from the trial court’s order denying his petition for termination from the sex offender registry. He argues the People failed to meet their burden of proving community safety would be significantly enhanced by requiring his continued registration and the trial court abused its discretion in concluding otherwise. We agree and thus reverse.
LEGAL BACKGROUND
We begin with some legal background in order to set the stage for the factual and procedural background discussed…