Legal Opinion
Burton v. York County Sheriff's Department
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided April 5, 2004No. 3771PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, J.:
In this case, we decide whether the Freedom of Information Act, S.C.Code Ann. §§ 30-4-10 to -165 (1991 & Supp.2003) (“FOIA”), requires the Sheriff of York County (“the Sheriff’) and the York County Sheriffs Department (collectively, “the Sheriffs Department”) to provide information regarding alleged illegal and unethical conduct of four deputy sheriffs to Ray B. Burton, III and East Coast Newspapers, Inc. (collectively, “Burton”).
FACTUALIPROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Sometime in early 2000, four York County deputy sheriffs were suspended without pay for “conduct unbecoming an officer.”…
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