State v. Dudley

The Court granted certiorari to consider an en banc decision of the Court of Appeals holding that extraterritorial jurisdiction is a component of subject matter jurisdiction such that the issue could be raised and considered for the first time on appeal. State v. Dudley, 354 S.C. 514, 581 S.E.2d 171 (Ct.App.2003). We affirm as modified.

FACTS

Respondent, a resident of the Atlanta area, was a long time friend of Donald Stokes. Stokes and Earl Hale, residents of Roanoke, Virginia, were drug dealers. Stokes called respondent from Virginia and told her he and Hale were coming to Atlanta. Once…