STATE v. SMITH

21504

276 S.C. 494 (1981)

280 S.E.2d 200

The STATE, Respondent, v. Alton SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

July 6, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Public Defender Martha B. Dicus, and Deputy Appellate Defender Vance J. Bettis, of S.C. Commission of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod, Asst. Attys. Gen., Kay G. Crowe, Russell D. Ghent and Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Sol., James C. Anders, Columbia, for respondent.


July 6, 1981.

NESS, Justice.

Appellant, Alton Smith, was tried and convicted in his absence for third offense driving under the influence. He appeals from the trial court's refusal to modify or vacate his sentence. We affirm and remand.

Appellant's sentence was published on April 29, 1980 at which time his motions were marked heard and scheduled for a hearing on June 3, 1980.

The trial judge denied...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases