Legal Opinion
State v. CIVIL & CRIMINAL COURT OF HORRY COUNTY
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 9, 1975No. 20053PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
In view of the concessions made by the parties, the sole issue in this action concerns the constitutionality of Act No-. 246 of the 1973 Acts of the General Assembly, approved May 24, 1973, creating an additional associate judge for the Civil and Criminal Court of Horry County. The Horry County Court was originally established in 1953, Section 15-1631.1 et seq. of the 1962 Code of Laws; and Act No. 246 is an amendment to the original Act.
Article V, Section 1, of the Constitution provides that:
“The judicial power shall be vested in a unified judicial system, which shall include a Supreme…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- State v. KnightSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
3Cited by5 opinions
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