WIESART v. Stewart

GOOLSBY, A.J.

Wiesart appeals the trial court’s ruling that S.C.Code Ann. § 23-3-430(14) (Supp.2007) is not retroactive. We reverse.

FACTS

In 1979, a Maryland court convicted Wiesart of indecent exposure after he was caught skinny-dipping with his girlfriend in a hotel pool. Fifteen years later, Wiesart pled guilty in Horry County to a controlled substance offense. He received probation. Wiesart’s probation agent informed him that he was required to register under the sex offender registry pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 23-3-430 (Supp.1995) because of the prior indecent exposure conviction.

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