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STATE v. SAMUEL

Opinion No. 27768.

422 S.C. 596 (2018)

813 S.E.2d 487

The STATE, Respondent, v. Lamont Antonio SAMUEL, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed February 28, 2018.

Rehearing Denied May 25, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak , of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General J. Robert Bolchoz , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , Senior Assistant Attorney General W. Edgar Salter, III , all of Columbia, and Solicitor David Michael Pascoe, Jr. , of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

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