State v. Spears

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Petitioner, v. Eric Terrell Spears, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2017-001933 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal from Richland County Robert E. Hood, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 27945 Heard January 30, 2019 – Filed February 12, 2020 REVERSED Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Senior Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, and Interim Solicitor Heather Savitz Weiss, all of Columbia, for Petitioner. Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Respondent. JUSTICE JAMES: Eric Terrell Spears…