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FINKLEA v. STATE

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273 S.C. 157 (1979)

255 S.E.2d 447

Larry FINKLEA, Appellant, v. STATE of South Carolina and South Carolina State Highway Department, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Warder, Greenville, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod, Asst. Atty. Gen. Emmet H. Clair and Staff Atty. Betty J. Willoughby, Columbia, for respondents.

May 21, 1979.

RHODES, Justice:

This is an appeal from a dismissal of appellant's application for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

Appellant received two traffic summonses for speeding and alleges that he requested a jury trial before the magistrate. He further alleges that he was not apprised of a trial date but, nevertheless, was found guilty on both charges in his absence. As a consequence, his driver's license was suspended

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