Robinson v. State

Michael Darrell Robinson, a sexual offender, appeals his conviction for failure to comply with the sexual offender registration requirements of section 943.0435(4), Florida Statutes (2006). In addition, he appeals his sentence contending that the trial court mistakenly concluded it was precluded from considering other mitigating factors besides the statutory factors in section 921.0026(2), Florida Statutes (2006), in determining whether it could downwardly depart from the sentencing guidelines. We reverse appellant’s conviction because, as a matter of law, the evidence was insufficient to…