P. v. Adams
A jury convicted defendant Kenneth Lee Adams of failing to register as a sex offender (Pen. Code, 290). Defendant admitted three prior prison term allegations, and the trial court sentenced him to six years in prison.
On appeal, defendant contends: 1) there is insufficient evidence to support his conviction for failing to register; 2) the trial court improperly instructed the jury on the meaning of residence and the transient registration requirements under section 290; 3) the jury was improperly instructed on the knowledge element of section 290; 4) the trial court erred in giving CALJIC No. 3.30 to the jury; 5) section 290 is void for vagueness as applied to defendant; and 6) his upper term sentence violates the principles of Blakely v. Washington (2004) 542 U.S. 296 [159 L.Ed.2d 403] (Blakely) and Apprendi v. New Jersey (2000) 530 U.S. 466 [147 L.Ed.2d 435] (Apprendi). Court reject the contentions and affirm.
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