Legal Opinion
State v. Rikard
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided October 2, 2006No. 4156PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BEATTY, J.:
Dana Rae Rikard appeals her plea of guilty to felony driving under the influence causing death and felony driving under the influence causing great bodily injury. She asserts the circuit court judge erred in refusing to allow her to withdraw her guilty plea. We affirm. 1
FACTS
After spending the afternoon and evening at the 1-20 Speedway in Pelion on April 6, 2002, Rikard drove home with her four-year-old daughter at approximately 11:15 p.m. While driving down US-178, Rikard collided with an on-coming vehicle driven by Stephanie Braithwaite. Rikard’s daughter, who was not restrained…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
- State v. CantrellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
- State v. RiddleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. TuckerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008