Balkin

Defendant, Eric Ross Balkin, appeals from his conviction for failing to register as a sex offender. (Pen.Code, [1] § 290, subd.(a)(1)(A).) The dispositive issue is whether there is substantial evidence defendant failed to register within five days of entering the city or county of Los Angeles, an essential element of a violation of section 290, subdivision (a)(1)(A). We conclude there is no such evidence. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment with directions to dismiss the information.

We view the evidence in a light most favorable to the judgment. ( Jackson v. Virginia (1979) 443 U.S. 307, 319 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 ; People v. Osband (1996) 13 Cal.4th 622, 690 , 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 26 , 919 P.2d 640 ; Taylor v. Stainer (9th Cir.1994) 31 F.3d 907, 908-909 .) Defendant stipulated that he had been convicted of registerable sex offenses, three counts of forceful oral copulation, section 288a, subdivision (c) in 1987. As a result of those convictions, defendant was required to register as a sex offender. Sharon Wolfe worked as a correctional counselor at the California Institution for Men during the years 2000 and 2001. In that capacity, she met with inmates prior…