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Supreme Court - Roster of Cases for Hearing

   
The summary below each case is prepared to offer lawyers and the public a general overview of what issues are included in a case which will be argued. The summary is not a limit on what issues a party to a case may present at oral argument.
Tuesday, January 8, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3398   The State, Respondent v. Tracy McMillian, Petitioner.

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr.; and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3399   In the Matter of the Treatment and Care of Clair Luckabaugh, Respondent.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General Treva Ashworth, Senior Assistant Attorney General Kenneth P. Woodington and Assistant Attorney General Steven G. Heckler, all of Columbia, for Appellant. Andrew J. Savage, III, of Savage & Savage, of Charleston; and Cain Denny, of Charleston, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3400   Larry M. Morris and Leora M. Hall, Administrators for the Estate of Lizzette Goodley Morris, Limus Williams, Administrator for the Estates of Ollie and Carrie Williams and Annie Ruth Gambrell, Appellants v. Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Respondent.

Robert E. Treacy, Jr., of Dunaway & Associates, of Anderson, for Appellants. J. Victor McDade and John M. O'Rourke, both of Doyle, O'Rourke, Tate & McDade, of Anderson, for Respondent.
Wednesday, January 9, 2002
 09:00 a.m.
3401   Charleston County Department of Social Services and John Doe and Jane Doe, Respondents v. Lou A. McBride, Michael Becker, Jason Hunt, William McBride, Sally McBride, George Becker and Dale Becker, Defendants, of whom Lou A. McBride is Petitioner. In the Interest of: Brittney Nicole Becker, d/o/b 6/13/92, Defendant, Minor Child Under the Age of 18 Yrs.

George B. Cauthen, Jennifer A. Gutek and Courtney A. Crook, all of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Sally A. King-Gilreath, of Charleston, for Respondents John and Jane Doe. Frampton Durban, Jr., of Charleston County Department of Social Services, of North Charleston, for Respondent Charleston County Department of Social Services. Alice F. Paylor, of Rosen, Goodstein and Hagood, of Charleston, for Guardian Ad Litem.
 09:30 a.m.
3402   Anthony Green, Petitioner v. Gary D. Maynard, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections and Charles M. Condon, Attorney General of South Carolina, Respondents.

John H. Blume, of Ithaca, NY; Desa A. Ballard, of West Columbia; and Teresa L. Norris, of Center for Capital Litigation, of Columbia; for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3403   Evelyn H. Conner, Respondent v. City of Forest Acres, J.C. Rowe and Lewis Langley, Petitioners.

Kathryn Thomas, of Gignilliat, Savitz & Bettis, of Columbia, for Petitioners. Henry Hammer and Howard Hammer, both of Hammer, Hammer, Carrigg & Potterfield, of Columbia; and Scott A. Elliott, of Elliott & Elliott, of Columbia, for Respondent.
Thursday, January 10, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3404   The State, Respondent v. Terrence L. Wright, Appellant.

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Derrick K. McFarland, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of North Charleston, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3405   Anne S. Parker, Petitioner v. Winfield W. Shecut and Marion A. Shecut, III, Respondents.

William O. Pressley, Jr., of Perrin, Perrin, Mann and Patterson, P.A., of Spartanburg, for Petitioner. A. F. Carter, III, of Carter Law Firm, of Orangeburg, for Respondent Marion A. Shecut, III. Robert A. McKenzie, of McDonald, McKenzie, Rubin, Miller & Lybrand, of Columbia, for Respondent Winfield W. Shecut.
 10:30 a.m.
3406   In the Matter of Rodman C. Tullis, Respondent.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon and Senior Assistant Attorney General James G. Bogle, Jr., both of Columbia, for Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Rodman C. Tullis, of Spartanburg, pro se.
Wednesday, January 23, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3407   Century Indemnity Company, as successor to CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance Company of North Carolina, Respondent v. Golden Hills Builders, Inc., Peter O. Stoltz and Brooke M. Stoltz, of whom Peter O. Stoltz and Brooke M. Stoltz are the Appellants.

Richard R. Gleissner, of Finkel & Altman, of Columbia, for Appellants. J. R. Murphy and Anthony W. Livoti, both of Murphy & Grantland, of Columbia, for Respondent. Andrea C. Pope, of Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Insurance Environmental Litigation Association.
 10:00 a.m.
3408   The State, Respondent v. Linda Tyler, Appellant.

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Derrick K. McFarland; and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3409   In the Interest of Monshea C., a minor under the age of seventeen (17), Respondent.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Jay E. Hodge, Jr., of Darlington, for Petitioner. Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia; for Respondent.
Thursday, January 24, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3410   Jeffrey Minnich, Plaintiff v. Med-Waste, Inc. and Incendere, Inc., Defendants.

Coming B. Gibbs, Jr., of Gibbs & Holmes, of Charleston; and Paul N. Uricchio, III, of Charleston, for Plaintiff. Gray Thomas Culbreath, of Collins & Lacy, of Columbia, for Defendant.
 10:30 a.m.
3412   In the Matter of Zean Bannon Zenner, Respondent.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon and Senior Assistant Attorney General James G. Bogle, Jr., both of Columbia, for Office of Disciplinary Counsel. S. Jahue Moore, of Wilson, Moore, Taylor & Thomas, of West Columbia, for Respondent.

 

Cases to be Submitted Without Oral Argument

Wiley G. Ouzts, Respondent v. State of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Deputy Attorney General Treva Ashworth and Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth McMahon, all of Columbia, for Petitioner. Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

George Edmund Almodovar, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth McMahon, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Rodney E. Henderson, Respondent v. State of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General David Spencer, all of Columbia, for Petitioner. Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Charles W. Patrick, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General William Bryan Dukes, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Gregory Davis, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Deputy Attorney General Treva Ashworth and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth P. Woodington, all of Columbia, for Respondent.