Legal Opinion
In Re Lexington County Transfer Court
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 25, 1999No. 24890PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner sought to have the Court accept this matter in our original jurisdiction to determine whether certain tasks performed by a non-attorney employee of the solicitor in the operation of the Lexington County transfer court constitutes the unauthorized practice of law. The transfer court system was established under S.C.Code.Ann. § 22-3-545 (Supp.1997) which authorizes the transfer from general sessions court to magistrates’ or municipal court of criminal cases in which the penalty does not exceed $5,000 and one-year imprisonment.
David Butler, a Lexington County attorney, filed a return…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Baldasar v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- In Re DuncanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1909
- State v. ThriftSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
- State v. Buyers Service Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
- In Re Unauthorized Practice of Law RulesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
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3Cited by6 opinions
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