State v. Richard Passio, Jr.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Respondent, v. Richard Passio Jr., Petitioner. Appellate Case No. 2021-001007 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal from Jasper County Carmen T. Mullen, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 28162 Heard March 8, 2023 – Filed June 21, 2023 AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED Elizabeth Anne Franklin-Best, of Elizabeth Franklin- Best, P.C., of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown, and Assistant Attorney General…