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STATE v. COLEMAN

No. 4008.

365 S.C. 258 (2005)

616 S.E.2d 444

The STATE, Appellant, v. Lawrence A. COLEMAN, Arthur Caesar, and Scott A. Adamson, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided July 5, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Chief, State Grand Jury Sherri A. Lydon, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert E. Bogan, all of Columbia, for Appellant.

Francis L. Bell, Jr., of Lancaster, Robert T. Williams, Sr., of Lexington and Robert William Mills, of Columbia, for Respondents.

STILWELL, J.

The State appeals the trial court's order finding double jeopardy barred the State from prosecuting Lawrence A. Coleman, Arthur Caesar, and Scott A. Adamson. We reverse.

FACTS

On January 28, 2001, John Allen was working as a guard at the Kershaw Correctional Institution. Another guard called for assistance with two inmates, Erving and Jones, who were causing a disturbance. Allen, Caesar, and other guards responded and escorted Erving...

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