Clems v. SCDPPP ( 2010 )

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

Thomas L. Clems, Appellant,

v

South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, Respondent.

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Appeal From Administrative Law Court
Deborah B. Durden, Administrative Law Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-314
Submitted June 1, 2010 – Filed June 15, 2010   

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Affirmed

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Thomas L. Clems, pro se, of Ridgeland, for Appellant.

Tommy Evans, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Thomas L. Clems appeals the South Carolina Parole Board's (the Board) denial of his parole, arguing the Board failed to comply with Cooper v. South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. 377 S.C. 489, 661 S.E.2d 106 (2008).[1] We affirm[2] pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authority: Compton v. S.C. Dep't of Prob., Parole & Pardon Servs., 385 S.C. 476, 479, 685 S.E.2d 175, 179 (2009) (holding an order denying parole is sufficient under Cooper if it states the Board considered the statutory criteria in section 24-21-640 of the South Carolina Code (2007) and parole form 1212). 

Affirmed.

FEW, C.J., WILLIAMS, J., and CURETON, A.J., concur.

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[1] We decline to address Clems's remaining issue because our holding that the order denying his parole was sufficient under Cooper is dispositive.  See Futch v. McAllister Towing of Georgetown, Inc., 335 S.C. 598, 613, 518 S.E.2d 591, 598 (1999) (finding this court need not address issues when its determination of a prior issue is dispositive).

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