Bishop v. State

Robert G. Bishop appeals an order of the trial court denying his motion to strike his sexual predator designation. Bishop contends that he did not have a qualifying prior conviction to serve as a predicate offense. We affirm.

Several months after pleading no contest to attempted lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of a child and being placed on sex offender probation, the State filed a motion to designate Bishop as a sexual predator pursuant to section 775.21(4)(a)2., Florida Statutes (2008). In its motion, the State alleged that a prior New Jersey conviction, together with his…