State v. Beekman

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Respondent, v. Richard Burton Beekman, Petitioner. Appellate Case No. 2013-002002 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal from Pickens County G. Edward Welmaker, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 27623 Heard April 22, 2015 – Filed April 13, 2016 AFFIRMED Appellate Defender Laura R. Baer and Carmen V. Ganjehsani, of Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A., both of Columbia, and Dayne Phillips, of Lexington; all for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan M. Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Christina C. Bigelow, both of Columbia,…