WHITE v. STATE

No. 4277.

375 S.C. 1 (2007)

649 S.E.2d 172

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Kenneth J. WHITE, Respondent, v. The STATE of South Carolina, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided July 18, 2007.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Lanelle C. Durant, of Columbia for Respondent.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe and Assistant Attorney General R. Westmoreland Clarkson, all of Columbia, for Appellant.


WILLIAMS, J.

On July 5, 2005, the State commenced an action pursuant to the South Carolina Sexually Violent Predator Act (the Act),1 alleging Kenneth White (White) met the statutory criteria for confinement as a sexually violent predator. Based on the Act, the State sought White's commitment in a secure facility for long-term care, control, and treatment. The circuit court found no probable cause existed to establish White was a sexually...

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