People v. Davis

Opinion

WALSH, J.*

Defendant was required to register as a sex offender under California law. He did so. Later he changed residences, first within California and later out of state, without registering any of his new addresses. Defendant was charged with violation of his duty to properly register as a sex offender under both federal law (18 U.S.C. § 2250) and state law (Pen. Code, former § 290, subd. (f)(1)(A), now § 290.013).1

In this case, we consider whether, under California double jeopardy principles, defendant’s prosecution in federal court for failing to register as a sex offender after…