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BURTON v. YORK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 3771.

358 S.C. 339 (2004)

594 S.E.2d 888

Ray B. BURTON, III and East Coast Newspapers, Inc., Respondents/Appellants, v. YORK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT and Bruce Bryant, York County Sheriff, Appellants/Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 5, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin B. McKeown, Jr. and Elizabeth H. Robinson, both of York, for Appellants/Respondents.

Jay Bender, of Columbia, for Respondents/Appellants.

Robert E. Lyon, Jr. and M. Clifton Scott, both of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Association of Counties.

Sandra J. Senn and Stephanie P. McDonald, both of Charleston, for Amici Curiae South Carolina Sheriffs' Association and South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police.

ANDERSON, J.:

In this case, we decide whether the Freedom of Information Act, S.C.Code Ann. §§ 30-4-10 to -165 (1991 & Supp.2003) ("FOIA"), requires the Sheriff of York County ("the Sheriff") and the York County Sheriff's Department (collectively, "the Sheriff's Department") to provide information regarding alleged illegal and unethical conduct of four deputy sheriffs to Ray B. Burton, III and East Coast Newspapers...

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