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TANT v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 27392.

408 S.C. 334 (2014)

759 S.E.2d 398

David Ray TANT, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 28, 2014.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy General Counsel Christopher D. Florian , of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Desa A. Ballard and Harvey M. Watson , both of Ballard Watson Weissenstein, of West Columbia, and Douglas Jennings, Jr. , of Douglas Jennings Law Firm, LLC, of Bennettsville, all for Respondent.

Justice HEARN.

This case calls upon us to consider the authority of the Department of Corrections to alter its initial determination as to the length of an inmate's sentence. Following his conviction for one count of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature (ABHAN), one count of possession of a dangerous animal, and multiple counts of animal fighting, David Tant was remanded to the Department of Corrections. Upon receipt of his sentencing sheets, the Department...

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