Barnes v. State

Alvin Barnes appeals his conviction and sentence for failure to register as a sexual offender. Barnes argues that section 943.0435, Florida Statutes (2011), violated his right to procedural due process and the trial court erred in denying his as-applied constitutional challenge. Barnes also asserts error based on the court’s failure to give a requested special instruction on Barnes’ sole defense and the court’s admitting a certain documentary letter into evidence. We affirm without further discussion the rulings relating to the constitutional challenge and the evi-dentiary issue. We reverse…