State v. Townsend
State v. Townsend
728 So. 2d 289; 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 1359; 1999 WL 68795
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
State v. Townsend
Opinion of the Court
The State appeals the trial court’s decision not to classify Anthony Townsend as a sexual predator for an offense of handling and fondling a child in July 1996. See § 775.21, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1996). The trial court made this decision because his prior sexual offense was an attempt. After the trial court entered its order, this court ruled that an attempt could be a qualifying offense. See Johnson v. State, 716 So.2d 332 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for the limited purpose of reconsidering whether Mr. Townsend qualifies as a sexual predator.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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