ROYSTER v. State of GEORGIA.

Ellington, Presiding Judge.

In 2015, John Royster petitioned for release from the requirement that he be registered as a sex offender that resulted from a 1993 conviction. In opposing the petition, the State argued, inter alia, that Royster failed to meet one of the statutory requirements for eligibility, specifically, that the victim in the underlying sexual offense had not been physically restrained during the commission of the offense. The Superior Court of Gwinnett County denied the petition based on a general finding that Royster is not eligible to be released from the sex offender…