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STATE v. JOLLY

No. 5128.

405 S.C. 622 (2013)

749 S.E.2d 114

The STATE, Appellant, v. Robert Steve JOLLY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided May 8, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott , Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing , all of Columbia, for Appellant.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek and Appellate Defender David Alexander , of Columbia, for Respondent.

KONDUROS, J.

The State appeals the circuit court's dismissal of two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses against Robert Steve Jolly based on double jeopardy. The State contends the circuit court erred in finding Jolly's being held in criminal contempt for the same conduct precluded his prosecution because the offenses were not identical and required proof of different elements. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Jolly was allegedly involved...

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