State v. Brantley

279 S.C. 215 (1983)

305 S.E.2d 234

The STATE, Respondent,

v.

Clifford BRANTLEY, Appellant.

21951

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

July 12, 1983.

Deputy Atty. Gen. C. Tolbert Goolsby, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. Robert D. Cook and Joseph C. Coleman, Columbia, for appellant.

Staff Atty. Carolyn M. Adams, Columbia, and Sol. Randolph Murdaugh, Jr., Hampton, for respondent.

July 12, 1983.

NESS, Justice:

Appellant Clifford Brantley, Sheriff of Jasper County, was held in contempt of court for failure to appear and testify in Hampton County. Appellant asserts the trial court had no jurisdiction over him and thus…