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TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND v. GODWIN

No. 4131.

370 S.C. 221 (2006)

634 S.E.2d 59

TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, Appellant, v. Montgomery GODWIN, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided July 3, 2006.

Rehearing Denied August 25, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall H. Waldron, Jr., of Bluffton, for Appellant.

Montgomery Godwin, pro se, of Bluffton, for Respondent.

HEARN, C.J.

In this action, the Town of Hilton Head Island (the Town) appeals the order of the circuit court denying its motion to dismiss and granting a new trial in favor of Montgomery Godwin. We vacate.1

FACTS

In July 1995, Godwin received a citation charging him with criminal domestic violence. The uniform traffic ticket set a trial date for August 8, 1995. When Godwin failed to appear, the Hilton Head Island municipal...

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