P. v. White
Defendant filed an unverified coram nobis petition in the superior court. In his petition, he sought an order discharging him from the obligation to register as a sex offender. Relying on the California Supreme Courts decision in People v. Hofsheier (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1185 (Hofsheier), defendant asserted that his 1984 Penal Code section 288a, subdivision (b)(1) conviction could not serve as the basis for a mandatory registration requirement. The superior court summarily denied his petition. On appeal, although he concedes that he was not entitled to a writ of error coram nobis, defendant contends that the superior court erred in failing to treat his petition as one seeking a writ of mandate. We conclude that the superior court did not err in denying defendants petition because his petition did not allege the requisite facts that, if true, would have established his entitlement to mandamus relief. Court affirm the superior courts order.
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