State v. Goldberg

The State appeals the trial court's dismissal of an indictment that charged the appellee, Paul Goldberg, with failing or refusing to register as a convicted sex offender, a violation of § 13A-11-200, Ala. Code 1975. It appears that the appellee pled guilty to first-degree sexual abuse in 1986, that the trial court sentenced him to serve a term of two years in prison, and that the trial court suspended the sentence and placed him on probation for three years. On November 9, 2000, he was indicted for failing or refusing to register as a convicted sex offender. He filed a motion to dismiss,…