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STATE v. BRIDGERS

No. 24728.

329 S.C. 11 (1997)

495 S.E.2d 196

The STATE, Petitioner, v. Graham Davie BRIDGERS, III, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Charles Molony Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Solicitor Dudley Saleeby, Jr., Columbia, for petitioner.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

In this action involving the interpretation of S.C.Code Ann. § 16-3-1040 (Supp.1996), we review the Court of Appeals' finding that Highway Patrol officers are not "public officials" within the meaning of the statute. We reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate the conviction and sentence of the trial court.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On July 10, 1993, Graham Davie Bridgers was involved in a car accident. Although he left...

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