State v. John McCarty

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Respondent, v. John W. McCarty, Petitioner. Appellate Case No. 2021-000062 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal From Pickens County Letitia H. Verdin, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 28116 Heard June 8, 2022 – Filed September 21, 2022 REVERSED AND REMANDED Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown, Assistant Attorney General Michael G. Ross, and…