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MATTER OF GRIFFIN

Opinion No. 5839.

434 S.C. 338 (2021)

863 S.E.2d 346

In the MATTER OF the Care and Treatment of Thomas GRIFFIN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed July 21, 2021.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Joanna Katherine Delany , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe , both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Thomas Griffin appeals his commitment to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (the Department) as a sexually violent predator (SVP). On appeal, Griffin argues the trial court violated his procedural due process rights in denying his request for a competency evaluation. We affirm.

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