STATE v. RAMSEY

No. 27418.

409 S.C. 206 (2014)

762 S.E.2d 15

The STATE, Petitioner, v. James Ervin RAMSEY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed July 16, 2014.

Rehearing Denied August 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Deputy Attorney General Robert D. Cook , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott , Assistant Attorney General Christina J. Catoe and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Curtis A. Pauling, III , all of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Christopher A. Wellborn , of Christopher A. Wellborn P.A., of Rock Hill, for Respondent.


Justice HEARN.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion in State v. Ramsey, 398 S.C. 275, 727 S.E.2d 429 (Ct.App.2012), affirming the dismissal of a criminal domestic violence (CDV) charge against James Ramsey on the ground that the magistrate lacked authority to hear the case. Specifically, the court found the crime was not committed "in the presence of a law enforcement...

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