State v. Davis

Bradley Davis appeals the circuit court’s decision to place him in the Sex Offender Registry (Registry). Davis argues the trial court was without authority to order his placement in the Registry and that because his placement in the Registry would continue for life, it would violate the five year maximum duration allowed for service of probation. We reverse.

FACTS

On May 12, 2004, Davis was indicted for “criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the first degree [for] engaging in sexual battery with a minor who was less than eleven years of age.... ” On January 6, 2005, in a plea agreement…