PICKLESIMER
People v. PICKLESIMER
Opinion
Opinion
Defendant Andrew Nelson Picklesimer appeals from the trial court's order that it lacked jurisdiction to hear his motion to lift his duty to register as a sex offender. The Attorney General agrees with defendant's claim that the case must be remanded to allow the trial court to exercise its discretion on the merits of defendant's motion. We conclude the trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear the motion and we shall dismiss this purported appeal.
In 1993, as part of a bargain in Trinity County Superior Court No. 92CR065, defendant pleaded guilty to three crimes against a 17-year-old girl, unlawful sexual intercourse, oral copulation and digital penetration (Pen. Code, §§ 261.5, 288a, subd. (b)(1), 289, subd. (h); further section references are to the Penal Code). Although the sex offender registration statutes (§ 290 et seq.) have been substantially amended since the commission of defendant's crimes in 1992, those amendments are not material to the issues in this appeal. Thus, we will refer to the current statutes. The latter two crimes committed by defendant required him to register, but no registration was required for unlawful sexual intercourse. (§ 290, subd.…