Government
Dec. 4, 2012
Conviction reversed in sex offender ordinance case
The appellate division of Orange County Superior Court has reversed defendant Hugo Godinez's conviction for violating a county ordinance barring registered sex offenders from entering county parks.
By Alexandra Schwappach
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The appellate division of Orange County Superior Court has reversed defendant Hugo Godinez's conviction for violating a county ordinance barring registered sex offenders from entering county parks. The division stated that state law preempted the ordinance and ruled that the statute is "unconstitutionally vague and overly broad." Because of wide variations in local ordinances, the chances of an offender "inadvertently violat...
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