People v. Archuleta CA4/3

Filed 9/15/25 P. v. Archuleta CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G064185

v. (Super. Ct. No. M-20705)

MARTIN DUET ARCHULETA, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a postjudgment order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Jeannie M. Joseph, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Richard Schwartzberg, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland, Assistant Attorney General, Steve

Oetting and Daniel J. Hilton, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. * * * Martin Duet Archuleta appeals from the trial court’s order denying his petition to terminate his sex offender registration pursuant to Penal Code section 290.5.1 After reviewing the evidence, we conclude the district attorney failed to carry their burden of demonstrating denial of Archuleta’s petition would significantly enhance community safety, and therefore, the trial court erred in denying the petition. We reverse and remand with directions to grant Archuleta’s petition. FACTS In 1993, Archuleta was convicted of misdemeanor sexual battery involving a restrained person (§ 243.4, subd. (d)) for grabbing a stranger’s buttocks in an elevator. He was required to register as a sex offender pursuant to section 290. In 1995, Archuleta was convicted of felony indecent exposure (§ 314.) The details of this registrable offense are unknown. He was incarcerated and required to continue registration as a sex offender. In 2023, Archuleta filed a Petition for Termination (the petition) to terminate his sex offender registration. He stated he was not in custody or on parole, probation, post-conviction release, or any other form of supervised release. He further stated he was designated as a Tier 1 – Adult registrant and had been registered for at least 10 years. The petition was served on the Santa Ana Police Department and the Orange County District Attorney.