In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Richard Ridley

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Richard Ridley, Appellant. Appellate Case No. 2018-000527 Appeal From Aiken County Doyet A. Early, III, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 5810 Heard November 10, 2020 – Filed March 17, 2021 AFFIRMED Arthur Kerr Aiken, of Aiken & Hightower, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, both of Columbia, for Respondent. WILLIAMS, J.: Richard Ridley appeals his commitment to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health…