State v. Washington

285 S.C. 457 (1985)

330 S.E.2d 289

The STATE, Respondent,

v.

James WASHINGTON, Appellant.

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Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 13, 1985.

Asst. Appellate Defender Elizabeth C. Fullwood of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Columbia; and Solicitor Charles M. Condon, Charleston, for respondent.

May 13, 1985.

Appellant was tried in absentia and convicted of shoplifting. Appeal was taken from the conviction before the sealed sentence was imposed. The appeal is dismissed.

A criminal conviction is not final for…