STATE v. HOOK

No. 25752.

356 S.C. 421 (2003)

590 S.E.2d 25

The STATE, Respondent/Petitioner, v. Roy Edward HOOK, Petitioner/Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 24, 2003.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Carruth Link, and South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for petitioner/respondent.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, and Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown, of Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for respondent/petitioner.


Justice MOORE:

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision1 holding that petitioner/respondent Hook's statement to his probation officer was inadmissible at Hook's trial for driving under the influence (DUI) third offense. We affirm as modified.

FACTS

At trial, the State introduced evidence Hook was involved in an automobile accident in the early morning hours of January 15, 1999. He failed...

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