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STATE v. SANDERS

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269 S.C. 215 (1977)

237 S.E.2d 53

The STATE, Respondent, v. Ernest Leroy SANDERS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

August 10, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Toal, of Johnson, Toal & Battiste, Columbia, for Appellant.

Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., Joseph R. Barker and Brian P. Gibbs, Asst. Attys. Gen., of Columbia, for Respondent.

August 10, 1977.

GREGORY, Justice:

Sanders appeals from his conviction by a jury of uttering a forged instrument. The question presented is the interpretation of Article 1, Section 14 of the South Carolina Constitution: a person charged with a criminal offense "shall enjoy the right ... to be fully heard in his defense by himself or by his counsel or by both." Sanders argues that this provision means that he may, as a matter of right, act as co-counsel with...

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