State v. Hammett

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT
BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE
239(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

John Matthew Hammett, Appellant.

Appeal From Spartanburg County

Gordon G. Cooper, Special Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.002008-UP-272

Submitted May 1, 2008 – Filed May 19, 2008

AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of Columbia, for Appellant.

John Benjamin Aplin, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: John
Matthew Hammett appeals his probation revocation arguing the circuit court
erred by revoking his probation.  Specifically, Hammett argues the conditions
of his probation violate Due Process and his First Amendment right of freedom
of association.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and State v. Hamilton, 333 S.C. 642,
648, 511 S.E.2d 94, 96 (Ct. App. 1999) (explaining an issue must be raised and
ruled upon by the revocation judge to be preserved for appellate review).

AFFIRMED.

WILLIAMS,
THOMAS, and PIEPER, JJ., concur.

[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to
Rule 215, SCACR.