Matos v. State

Appellant challenges the order denying his petition to remove the requirement that he register as a sex offender. Because the trial court failed to afford Appellant a hearing on a disputed issue of material fact, we reverse and remand this cause for a hearing.

The State originally charged Appellant with one count of sexual battery in violation of section 794.011(4), Florida Statutes (1997), alleging that he penetrated the fifteen-year-old victim’s vagina with his penis without the victim’s consent and while she was physically helpless to resist. Five months later, the State amended the charge…