State v. Collins

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Petitioner, v. Bentley Collins, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2012-211266 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal From Dillon County The Honorable Paul M. Burch, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 27439 Heard April 15, 2014 – Filed August 20, 2014 REVERSED Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Respondent. JUSTICE BEATTY: Respondent Bentley Collins was convicted of involuntary…