Ferris v. State

I would dissent from the majority opinion for the following reasons. When appellant Ferris was charged in August 1981 with Terroristic Acts — Shooting at a Conveyance, Terroristic Threats, and Obstructing an Officer, he had pending previous indictments for Driving under the Influence and Obstructing an Officer (Indictment no. S81R-103) and Cruelty to Animals (Indictment no. S81-4-310). In December of that year — five months after the incident and within the same court term in which his arrest and indictment occurred — Ferris filed pro se with the Clerk of the Pickens County Superior Court the…