Cox

People v. Cox

Good Law
115 Cal. Rptr. 2d 123·2002 Cal. App. LEXIS 19·2002 Daily Journal DAR 165·94 Cal. App. 4th 1371·2002 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 121
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 7, 2002D032205California2,239 words

Opinion

Opinion

Benke, J.

Glen Cox was found guilty of failing to register as a sex offender. (Pen. Code, § 290, subds. (a)(1), (f), (g)(2).) He was granted probation on the condition, among others, that he serve 180 days in jail. Cox appeals, arguing insufficient evidence to support the conviction and imposition of improper conditions of probation.

Facts

A. Prosecution Case

Appellant had a prior conviction that required he register as a sex offender pursuant to section 290. Appellant moved from Oceanside to a trailer park in Encinitas on February 5, 1998. On March 31, 1998, Sheriffs Detective Daniel Laibach went to the trailer park and placed appellant under arrest for failing to register as a sex offender. At the jail, appellant was reminded he had signed a lifetime requirement he register as a sex offender and that when he moved to Encinitas he failed to so notify the authorities. Appellant replied that he forgot to register. Appellant asked to register. The detective explained that when he got out of jail he would have go to the sheriffs licensing division, which was at another location.

On April 14, 1998, the detective went back to the Encinitas trailer park and saw appellant’s truck…

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