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BACKGROUND

As a result of defendant’s 1997 conviction for rape, he is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Penal Code section 290. On September 13, 2011, a police officer saw defendant and, knowing of his registration requirement, asked a detective to verify that defendant’s registration was current and valid. Defendant had last registered in June 2011. The detective went to the last address defendant had provided and spoke to the resident. The resident informed the detective that he knew defendant but that defendant did not reside at the residence. Defendant was located and arrested on September 22, 2011. Defendant told the arresting officer that the resident of the address he provided had told him he could use the address for his registration requirement. He admitted he did not have any property at the residence, nor did he sleep or eat at the residence. He claimed he occasionally sneaked onto the property and slept in the barn out back. Defendant was charged with failure to register. (Pen. Code, § 290.015, subd. (a).) It was also alleged he has served two prior prison terms (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)), and has a prior strike conviction for a 1997 rape (Pen.…