Legal Opinion
State v. Harrison
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 27, 2013No. Appellate Case No. 2010-178686; No. 27228PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal
Andrew Lee Harrison (Appéllant) contends that the trial court erred in refusing to find that the penalty portion of section 56-5-1210 of the South Carolina Code offends the ' Eighth Amendment to the United States. Constitution. We affirm.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On the morning of September 27, 2009, Appellant-picked up a 2003 Ford F-350 truck from Wilson’s Auto Sales for detailing. Appellant drove the truck a short distance in Greenwood County on U.S. Route 25 (Highway 25), a highway comprised of two northbound and southbound lanes. Appellant travelled to Parson’s Used Cars to perform the…
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