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STATE v. HESS

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279 S.C. 525 (1983)

309 S.E.2d 741

The STATE, Respondent, v. Arthur HESS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

July 7, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Marvin Mullis, Jr., of Law Offices of J. Marvin Mullis, Jr., Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Retired Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Atty. Gen. Brian P. Gibbes, Columbia; and Sol. Norman E. Fogle, Orangeburg, for respondent.

July 7, 1983.

LEWIS, Chief Justice:

Appellant, the former Chief of the Columbia Police Department, was found guilty on two indictments, one charging obstruction of justice and the other alleging misconduct in office. Bribery and extortion charges led to verdicts of not guilty. We affirm the first conviction and vacate the second.

The facts of this case have been previously summarized in State v. Hess, (1983), S.C. 301 S.E.2d...

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