State v. Nessler

Gregory, Justice:

This declaratory judgment action was brought by the Attorney General under Section 15-53-10 et seq., 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, in the original jurisdiction of this Court, to determine the following agreed question:

Is a municipal recorder of a municipal court established pursuant to Section 14-25-910 of the 1976 Code of Laws *372authorized to sentence a criminal defendant found guilty of a particular offense singly instead of in the alternative ?

Section 14-25-910, as amended April 24, 1979, provides for the establishment of municipal recorder’s courts:

The governing body…