Green v. Nash

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

Jonathan David
Green, Appellant,

v.

Ray Nash, Dorchester County Sherriff, Respondent

Appeal From Dorchester County

 Patrick R. Watts, Master-In-Equity

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-069

Submitted February 2, 2009 – Filed
February 9, 2009  

AFFIRMED

Darryl D. Smalls, of Columbia, for Appellant.

John G. Frampton, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Jonathan
David Green appeals the master-in-equity's dismissal of his suit against Ray
Nash, the Dorchester County Sherriff.  Green argues section 23-3-430(A) of the
South Carolina Code requiring him to register as a sex offender violates his
right to equal protection and due process.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities:  Hendrix v. Taylor, 353 S.C. 542, 551-52, 579 S.E.2d 320, 324-25 (2003) (finding
registration as a sex offender did not violate offender's equal protection or
due process rights); In re Ronnie A.,
355 S.C. 407, 410, 585 S.E.2d 311, 312 (2003) (noting lack of authority for
finding a juvenile's reputation is a protected liberty interest); S.C. Code
Ann. § 23-3-430(A) (2007) (requiring individuals who have pled nolo contendere
to a sex offense in another state to register as sex offender in South
Carolina); Sanders v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 379 S.C. 554, 562, 666
S.E.2d 297, 301 (Ct. App. 2008) (finding error did not warrant reversal
because it was not prejudicial). 

AFFIRMED.

Huff, Williams,
and Konduros, JJ., concur.

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