California v. Nachbar
Annotate this CaseDefendant Steven Nachbar pled guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor more than three years younger. The court placed him on formal probation and required him to register as a sex offender. Defendant appealed, challenging four of the conditions to his probation: that he (1) not have photographic equipment; (2) not have toys, video games, or similar items that attract children; (3) obtain approval of his residence from his probation officer; and (4) submit to warrantless and suspicionless searches of his computers and recordable media. Furthermore, defendant contended the trial court erred by requiring him to register as a sex offender "for life" because he may someday obtain a certificate of rehabilitation that relieved him of the duty to continue registering. After review of the case, the Court of Appeals concluded defendant forfeited his challenges to the conditions regarding toys and residence approval because he did not object to them in the trial court. His challenges to the remaining probation conditions and registration all lacked merit. Accordingly, the Court affirmed.
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