State v. Martin
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The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the court of appeals affirming Defendant's conviction for failure to register as a predatory offender, holding that Defendant's 1992 California conviction for sexual battery did not require him to register as a predatory offender under Minn. Stat. 234.166, subd. 1b(b).
When Defendant was incarcerated in Minnesota, prison officials informed him that he was required to register as a predatory offender because of his 1992 California conviction. Because Defendant did not register in the fall of 2016 the State charged him with failing to register as a predatory offender. The district court found Defendant guilty. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that Defendant's California criminal sexual battery conviction was not an offense requiring registration in Minnesota because California's criminal sexual battery could be proven without proving a violation of Minnesota's fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct by force or coercion.
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