State v. John Ernest Perry, Jr.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Petitioner, v. John Ernest Perry, Jr., Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2021-000947 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal from York County Paul M. Burch, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 28167 Heard April 20, 2023 – Filed July 26, 2023 REVERSED Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia; and Solicitor Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Petitioner. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Respondent. CHIEF JUSTICE BEATTY:…