People v. Lopez CA4/3

FACTS

Lopez was born in 1957, the eldest of four children, and he helped his mother care for his three sisters while his father served in the military. After high school, Lopez served in the United States Air Force for eight years, earned both college and law school degrees, and was admitted to the State Bar of California (State Bar) in 1990. In May 1995, Lopez pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery (Pen. Code, § 243.4, subd. (a), all further statutory references are to the Pen. Code) (the 1995 conviction), of his stepdaughter. The trial court suspended imposition of sentence and placed him on three years formal probation. The court ordered him to register pursuant to section 290. In May 1998, his probation was terminated. In April the following year, the trial court granted his petition for relief pursuant to section 1203.4. In December 2004, Lopez pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender (§ 290) (the 2004 conviction). The trial court suspended sentence and placed him on two years informal probation. In December 2006, his probation was terminated. In December 2014, the trial court granted his petition for relief pursuant to section 1203.4. In March 2015,…