HAISLOP v. EDGELL

No. 31261.

593 S.E.2d 839 (2003)

215 W.Va. 88

Thomas D. HAISLOP, Michael R. Reed, Thomas E. Johnson, II, Petitioners Below, Appellants, v. Gary EDGELL, Superintendent, WV Department of Public Safety; Ginny Conley, Wood County Prosecuting Attorney; and W.L. Rectenwald, Commander Wood County Detachment WV State Police, Respondents Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided December 5, 2003.

Concurring Opinion of Chief Justice Starcher December 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Richardson, Jr., Esq., Richardson, Richardson & Campbell, Parkersburg, for Appellants.

Ginny Conley, Prosecuting Attorney, Parkersburg, Pro Se.

Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., Attorney General, John A. Hoyer, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Charleston, for Gary Edgell and West Virginia State Police, Appellees.


McGRAW, Justice.

Appellants challenge the state's active, public disclosure of personal information and the lifetime registration requirements applied to them under the West Virginia Sex Offender Registration Act, W. Va.Code § 15-12-1 et seq. They seek reversal of the lower court's order denying their request for injunctive relief. For the reasons stated, we affirm the order of the lower court.

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