People v. Wright CA4/1

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE, D083781

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v. (Super. Ct. No. 22AD29000202)

TRAVIS MARTIN WRIGHT,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Steve Malone, Judge. Affirmed. Elisa A. Brandes, 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, Collette C. Cavalier and James Spradley, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

INTRODUCTION Travis Martin Wright appeals an order denying his petition under

Penal Code1 section 290.5 to terminate his obligation to register as a sexual offender. We find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s order and therefore affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On July 22, 1992, Wright was convicted of indecent exposure in Los Angeles under section 314, subdivision (1). Because of this conviction, Wright received 60 days in jail and was required to register as a sex offender for life pursuant to section 290. The facts of the registerable offense are not in the record. On December 22, 2021, Wright was notified by the California Department of Justice that, under new section 290.5, he was classified as a “Tier 1” sex offender. As such, Wright became subject to a minimum registration requirement of 10 years and then could petition for termination of his registration requirement. On August 3, 2022, Wright filed a petition to terminate his sex offender registration pursuant to section 290.5. At the hearing on the petition, the prosecution produced a computerized rap sheet detailing Wright’s criminal history occurring both before and after his 1992 registerable offense. Wright’s criminal history is as follows: In 1982, Wright was arrested for indecent exposure (§ 314.1) and convicted of participating in obscene live conduct (§ 311.6). In 1983, Wright was arrested for soliciting a lewd act (§ 647, subd. (a)) and convicted of improper disposal of a dead animal (§ 374). In 1986, Wright was convicted of indecent exposure (§ 314.1). In 1988, Wright was arrested on two separate