People v. Jones CA4/3

Filed 9/7/23 P. v. Jones 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, G061384

v. (Super. Ct. No. M-19402)

GREGORY DEAN JONES, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a postjudgment order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Gregg L. Prickett, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Ava R. Stralla, 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, Eric A. Swenson and Felicity Senoski, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Defendant Gregory Dean Jones appeals from an order denying his petition to terminate his sex offender registration. He argues and the Attorney General concedes the evidence was insufficient to support the trial court’s order. We agree with the parties the trial court erred, and we reverse the trial court’s order.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND In 1994, Jones pled guilty to three counts of felony child molestation (Pen. Code, § 288, subd.(a)) for acts committed against his then seven-year-old daughter. (All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.) As a result of his convictions, Jones was required to and did register as a sex offender. In December 2021, pursuant to section 290.5, Jones filed a petition to terminate his sex offender registration requirement. After briefing and a hearing, in May 2022, the trial court denied the petition. Jones appealed.