State v. Smalls

364 S.C. 343 (2005)

613 S.E.2d 754

The STATE, Petitioner,

v.

Delbert L. SMALLS, Respondent.

No. 25988.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Heard October 19, 2004.

Decided May 23, 2005.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia, and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of Charleston, for Petitioner.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Chief Justice TOAL:

We granted certiorari to review the court of…