The Care & Treatment of Way v. State

JUSTICE BEATTY:

A jury found Vincent Neal Way met the definition of a sexually violent predator (SVP) under South Carolina’s SVP Act, S.C.Code Ann. §§ 44^48-10 to -170 (Supp.2013). The circuit court ordered Way to begin involuntary civil commitment for long-term control, care, and treatment in the SVP treatment program administered by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Way appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. In re the Care & Treatment of Way, Op. No. 2011-UP-268, 2011 WL 11734641 (S.C.Ct.App. filed Aug. *38024, 2011). This Court granted cross petitions for a writ of certiorari…