Lucas v. McDonald

OPINION

ROBB, Chief Judge.

Case Summary and Issue

Frederick Lucas appeals the trial court’s denial of his Verified Petition for Relief from his lifetime sex offender registration requirement. He presents one issue for our review, which we restate as whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying his petition. Concluding the trial court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

In December of 2000, Lucas, who was originally charged with rape as a Class B felony, pleaded guilty to sexual battery as a Class D felony. He was approximately seventy years old at the…