State v. Samuels

The State of Florida appeals the trial court’s order granting Julius Samuels’ motion to remove the sentencing requirement that he register as a sex offender. Determining that the trial court erred in granting the motion, we reverse.

Samuels pled nolo contendere to one count of committing a lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age, in violation of section 800.04(4)(a), Florida Statutes (2009). He was sentenced to a term of thirty months in the Department of Corrections and was required to register as a sex offender pursuant to section…