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2003-UP-121 - In The Interest of Valentino M. H.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals


In The Interest of Valentino M. H., A Minor Under The Age of Seventeen,        Appellant.


Appeal From Richland County
�Donna S. Strom, Family Court Judge


Unpublished Opinion No. 03-UP-121
Submitted January 10, 2003 � Filed February 13, 2003


APPEAL DISMISSED


Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of Columbia;�� for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, of Columbia; Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, of Columbia; for Respondent.


PER CURIAM:� Valentino M.H., a minor, pled guilty to criminal sexual conduct in the second degree.� He was committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, suspended upon an indeterminate sentence and placement at a treatment facility.� He was also required to register as a sex offender.� Valentino appeals, arguing the lower court violated the due process clause by requiring him to register as a sex offender.� Appellate counsel has filed a final brief accompanied by a petition to be relieved.� Valentino has not filed a pro se response brief.�

After a thorough review of the record on appeal pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we grant counsel�s petition and dismiss the appeal.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., GOOLSBY, and SHULER, JJ., concur.