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Right to Counsel and Hearing before Revocation of Probation
March 6th, 2014
On March 5, 2014, the South Carolina Court of Appeals decided State v. Brannon, reminding the bench and bar about the rights that must be protected before the court may revoke probation. “Troubled by the absence of any finding whatsoever in the app…
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Tolling Probation Limited to Violation of Probation Condition or Statutory Directive
June 26th, 2013
On June 19, 2013, in State v. Miller, the South Carolina Supreme Court held that probation is not tolled while a person is involuntarily committed as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP). In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Donald Beatty, the Cou…
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