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STATE v. SOWELL

No. 26199.

370 S.C. 330 (2006)

635 S.E.2d 81

The STATE, Respondent, v. Kenneth E. SOWELL, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 14, 2006.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth E. Sowell, of Anderson, pro se.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and State Grand Jury Chief Jennifer D. Evans, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Justice WALLER:

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Sowell, Op. No.2005-UP-122 (Ct.App. filed Feb. 17, 2005). The Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court's holding that Sowell was in contempt for releasing grand jury information to his private investigator. We reverse.

FACTS

Sowell is an attorney who was hired to represent Bobby Joe Lewis, a criminal defendant who was indicted by the State...

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