Care and Treatment of Chandler v. State

Justice BEATTY:

The State appeals from a circuit court order finding there was no probable cause to believe Elliott D. Chandler meets the definition of a sexually violent predator under the South *253Carolina Sexually Violent Predator Act.1 We reverse and remand.

FACTS

In December 2003, Chandler entered a negotiated plea of guilty to one count of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature (ABHAN). He was sentenced under the Youthful Offender Act (YOA)2 to an indeterminate sentence of one to six years, suspended upon the service of two years of probation and enrollment in counseling. The…