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STATE v. ALLS

No. 24788.

330 S.C. 528 (1998)

500 S.E.2d 781

The STATE, Respondent, v. Constance ALLS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, and Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, both of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Columbia; and Solicitor David P. Schwacke, Charleston, all for respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

Constance Alls appeals her conviction under S.C.Code Ann. § 16-5-50 (1985), arguing that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a directed verdict on the inapplicability of this statute. We agree and reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Two officers came to Alls's home to serve a family court bench warrant on her boyfriend for failure to pay child support. They knocked on her...

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