State v. Jones

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Respondent, v. Kelvin Jones, Petitioner. Appellate Case No. 2020-000653 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal from Aiken County R. Lawton McIntosh, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 28074 Heard September 22, 2021 – Filed December 8, 2021 AFFIRMED IN RESULT Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent. JUSTICE HEARN: In this case, we revisit and refine our…