State ex rel. McLeod v. Goff

Littlejohn, Justice:

This action was commenced by a Petition and Rule to Show Cause seeking to have the Respondent, Rhonda Caroline Goff, declared to be an habitual offender of the Habitual Traffic Offender Act, pursuant to the provisions of § 56-1-1010, et seq., of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976). At a *512hearing, before the Circuit Court, the Respondent made oral return to the Rule and Petition.

The record reveals that within a three-year period she committed three traffic offenses: (1) driving under the influence, a violation of § 56-5-2930; (2) driving under suspension, a violation…