Legal Opinion
State v. Gaster
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 20, 2002No. 25469PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
Appellant appeals his commitment pursuant to the South Carolina Sexually Violent Predator Act, S.C.Code Ann. § 44-48-10 to -170 (Supp.2000). We affirm.
FACTS
Appellant was convicted of second degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) with a minor and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment in July 1988. In 1999, he was scheduled for release after having satisfied the statutory requirements of his sentence. The State filed an action under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (the Act), to have appellant designated a sexually violent predator.
Following a trial, the jury found appellant to be a sexually…
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