State v. Elliott

346 S.C. 603 (2001)

552 S.E.2d 727

The STATE, Petitioner,

v.

Clyde ELLIOTT, Respondent.

No. 25356.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Heard June 21, 2000.

Decided September 4, 2001.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Randolph Murdaugh, III, of Hampton, for petitioner.

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for respondent.

BURNETT, Justice:

We granted certiorari to review a decision of the Court of Appeals…