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STATE v. EVANS

No. 4641.

386 S.C. 418 (2009)

688 S.E.2d 583

The STATE, Respondent, v. Florence EVANS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided December 30, 2009.

Rehearing Denied February 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Acting Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, of Columbia; and Solicitor Jay E. Hodge, Jr., of Cheraw, for Respondent.

SHORT, J.

Florence Evans appeals her convictions for three counts of involuntary manslaughter, arguing the trial court erred in denying her motion to dismiss the charges against her because her constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated by the twelve-year delay in bringing her case to trial. We affirm.

FACTS

On March 4, 1994, Evans' trailer caught fire, killing her three small children. Evans was not in the home at the time of the fire....

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