STATE v. JONES

No. 27637.

416 S.C. 283 (2016)

786 S.E.2d 132

The STATE, Appellant, v. Whitlee JONES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 18, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General, Alan McCrory Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General, John W. McIntosh , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Donald J. Zelenka , Assistant Attorney General, Alphonso Simon, Jr. , all of Columbia; Solicitor, Scarlett Anne Wilson , of Charleston, for appellant.

Chief Appellate Defender, Robert Michael Dudek , of Columbia, for respondent.


Whitlee Jones was indicted for the murder of her boyfriend after she fatally stabbed him at their shared residence. In a pretrial motion, Jones asserted immunity from prosecution under the "Protection of Persons and Property Act" (the Act).1 Following a hearing, the circuit court judge granted the motion...

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