Cohens

The jury convicted defendant and appellant Shawn Maurice Cohens of willful infliction of corporal injury on a cohabitant (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)) [1] and failure to register as a sex offender (§ 290, former subd. (a)(1)(B)). [2] Defendant was sentenced to a total term of five years.

With respect to the failure to register charge, defendant contends that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury that the People were required to prove he actually knew he was required to register the particular address involved. Defendant does not contest on appeal his conviction for inflicting corporal injury. We agree with defendant, but the error is harmless, so we affirm.

Defendant is a person required to register as a sex offender. Defendant's most recent registration form indicated only a residence located on Alessandro Boulevard in Moreno Valley (Alessandro address).

Defendant's former girlfriend (the victim) lived at her apartment located on Frederick Street in Moreno Valley (Frederick address). She testified that at the Frederick address, from December 2006 through the time of defendant's arrest in March 2007, defendant slept every night, kept his…