People v. King

Opinion

NEWSOM, J.

Appellant was convicted following a jury trial of misdemeanor indecent exposure in violation of Penal Code section 314, subdivision l.1 On appeal, he challenges that part of this sentence which requires him to register as a sex offender pursuant to section 290.

The evidence presented at trial shows that Renee Lepre (hereafter Renee) was working as a street artist in front of the Shreve’s Building in San Francisco on March 16, 1991. Around 11 a.m., in a nearby “alleyway,” she observed appellant “exposing himself and soliciting women . . . .” As pedestrians passed the alleyway,…