Legal Opinion

State v. Perkins

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 12, 2008No. 26490PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal

In this case, Appellant Cedric Perkins was terminated from the Thirteenth Circuit Drug Court Program, and the trial court imposed Appellant’s suspended sentence. Appellant argues positive “sweat patch” drug tests and certain violations should not have been considered in the decision to terminate Appellant from the Drug Court Program. We affirm.

Factual/Procedural Background

The Thirteenth Circuit Drug Court Program (hereinafter “Drug Court Program” or “Program”) is a voluntary therapeutic program which may be offered to a defendant that is charged with a drug abuse offense within the thirteenth…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. MillerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
  2. State v. AllenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
  3. Dangerfield v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2008

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. Brookman State v. CarnesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2018
  2. Brookman & Carnes v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2017
  3. Robert Joel Mollica II v. State of AlaskaCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2021
  4. State v. TuckerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2021

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