OWENS v. STATE

No. 4D10-4911.

94 So.3d 688 (2012)

Clarence W. OWENS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 15, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Narine N. Austin , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Heidi L. Bettendorf , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


DAMOORGIAN, J.

Clarence Owens appeals his conviction and sentence for failure of a sex offender to register. We reverse.

By way of background, Owens is a sex offender and as such is required to report in person and update his address with the sheriff's office and the Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") within forty-eight hours of any change in his permanent or temporary residence. § 943.0435(4)(a), Fla. Stat. (2008). In June of 2009, Owens changed his...

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