IN RE TAFT

Nos. 2013-002246, 27543.

413 S.C. 16 (2015)

774 S.E.2d 462

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Christopher TAFT, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 1, 2015.

Rehearing Denied August 5, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender, LaNelle C. DuRant , of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General, Alan M. Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Deborah R.J. Shupe , of Columbia, for respondent.


In this civil commitment proceeding, Christopher Taft was found to be a sexually violent predator and was committed to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. He now argues the trial court should have granted his motion for directed verdict because the State failed to present sufficient evidence under the Sexually Violent...

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