NEWSOM v. STATE

No. 5D03-2060.

869 So.2d 619 (2004)

Eric NEWSOM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca Roark Wall, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


TORPY, J.

Appellant challenges his conviction for violating the registration and reporting requirements of section 943.0435, Florida Statutes (1998) (the "Reporting Act"), which requires a "sexual offender" to register and report upon release from prison. Appellant argues that the statute does not apply to him because, but for an illegal sentence, he would have been released from prison prior to the effective date of the statute. We affirm.

Appellant was convicted...

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