State v. Venters

Harwell, Justice:

Appellant Joe Randall Venters was convicted of driving under a suspended license. Prior to this prosecution appellant was convicted three times in South Carolina for driving under a suspended license. Appellant subsequently obtained as Alabama driver’s license. On October 14, 1987, appellant was ticketed in South Carolina for a speeding violation. The ticketing officer testified that appellant gave him a South Carolina address, but handed him an Alabama license. A check on appellant’s prior South Carolina license showed that although the fixed period of suspension of his…