MITCHELL v. SPARTANBURG LEGISLATIVE

No. 26739.

385 S.C. 621 (2009)

685 S.E.2d 812

Representative Harold MITCHELL, Petitioner, v. SPARTANBURG COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Hodge and T. Ryan Langley, both of Spartanburg, for Petitioner.

J. Derham Cole, Jr., of Cole Law Firm, of Spartanburg, Ralph Keith Kelly, of Lister Flynn & Kelly, of Spartanburg, Suzanne Boulware Cole, of Collins & Lacy, of Greenville, Glenn G. Reese, of Inman, Harvey S. Peeler, Jr., of Gaffney, Joey Millwood, of Landrum, Lee Bright, of Roebuck, Mike Anthony, of Union, and Shane R. Martin, of Pauline, for Respondent.

Bradley S. Wright, Charles F. Reid, Bonnie B. Goldsmith, and Jennifer L. Dobson, all of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, Robert W. Harrell, Jr. Speaker.

Michael R. Hitchcock, S. Phil Lenski, and Kenneth M. Moffitt, all of Columbia, for Intervenor, President, Pro Tempore of S.C. Senate.


Chief Justice TOAL.

Because Harold Mitchell's (Petitioner) petition presents an issue of great public interest, we exercise our authority to review this matter in our original jurisdiction. S.C. Const. art. V, § 5; Rule 245, SCACR; Key v. Currie, 305 S.C. 115, 116, 406 S.E.2d 356, 357 (1991).

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