State v. Smith

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Respondent, v. Michael Juan Smith, Petitioner. Appellate Case No. 2018-002050 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal From Richland County Robert E. Hood, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 27958 Heard December 12, 2019 – Filed March 18, 2020 REVERSED Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General William M. Blitch Jr., and Solicitor Byron E. Gipson, all of Columbia, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: In October 2013, a young woman (the…