Legal Opinion
Barton v. South Carolina Department of Probation Parole & Pardon Services
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 3, 2013No. Appellate Case No. 2012-213234; No. 27281PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal
Thalma Barton (Appellant) challenges the Administrative Law Court’s (ALC) order affirming the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services’ (DPPPS) decision denying her parole. We reverse.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 10,1982, the Abbeville County Grand Jury indicted Appellant for murder.1 Appellant pled guilty on May 11,1982. *399The circuit court sentenced Appellant to life imprisonment. At the time of Appellant’s conviction, South Carolina law provided that an individual serving a life sentence for murder would become eligible for parole following completion of twenty…
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