State v. T.R.D.

T.R.D. (defendant), previously convicted of sexual assault, was released on probation and signed documents acknowledging his duty to register as a sex offender and respond to periodic address-verification letters. T.R.D. failed to respond to any of three verification letters sent during one 90-day period, leaving his status "unknown," and was later convicted of violating the state's registration and verification statutes. He appealed, arguing the trial court erred by not instructing the jury on a mens rea requirement.