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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, October 8, 2002
 09:00 a.m.
3541   William F. Hendrix, III, Appellant v. Gene Taylor, Sheriff of Anderson County, Respondent.

Charles W. Whiten, Jr., of Anderson, for Appellant. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh and Assistant Attorney General Tracey Colton Green, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

 09:30 a.m.
3542   The State, Respondent v. Wesley Aaron Shafer, Jr., Appellant.

David I. Bruck, Robert E. Lominack and William Norman Nettles, all 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 S. Creighton Waters, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Respondent.

 10:00 a.m.
3546   Fraternal Order of Police, Charleston Lodge #3, Pet Helpers, Inc. d/b/a Shipwatch Bingo, Army Navy Union Garrison, #2020, Faith Temple Full Gospel Fellowship Church, A Terre Des Hommes USA, Inc., Cherokee Suicide Intervention Center, Inc., Army Navy Garrison #2165, Lexington Voiture 1211 La Societe Des 40 & 8 d/b/a Sunset Bingo, United Veterans Association, Inc., Roadrunners Softball Association, Inc., United Society of the Blind of Greenwood, The Good Samaritan Mission Center d/b/a Beacon Bingo, Fraternal Order of the Elks (BPOE), Greenville Lodge No. 858, Piedmont Historical Society, d/b/a Great American Bingo, Pilgrim's Inn, Inc., West Main Community Club, Ms. Wheelchair South Carolina, Inc., Citizens for Advancement of the Physically Handicapped, Post 174 American Legion - Ladies Auxiliary, HF Help Corporation, Army Navy Garrison #2156, AMVETS Post 80, Army Navy Garrison #1994, Army Navy Garrison #2154, Cherokee Gaffney Sertoma Club #10752, South Carolina Dairy Goat Association, Grand Strand Optimist Club d/b/a Galaxy Bingo, Miss Dillon County Beauty Pageant, Inc., Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc., - Chesterfield, Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc., - Lake City, Church in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc., - Darlington, Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. - Lynchburg, Dovesville Rural Fire Department, Union Baptist Church, VFW #3181, Appellants v. South Carolina Department of Revenue, Respondent.

Joseph Alton Bivens and Gerald M. Finkel, both of Finkel & Altman, of Columbia, for Appellants. General Counsel and Deputy Director Harry T. Cooper, Jr., Chief Counsel for Revenue Litigation Ronald W. Urban and Counsel for Revenue Litigation Sarah G. Major, all of South Carolina Department of Revenue and Taxation, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Wednesday, October 9, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3544   The State, Respondent v. Ae Khingratsaiphon, Petitioner.

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Tracey Colton Green, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for Respondent.

 10:00 a.m.
3545   Sherry Brown, Employee, Petitioner v. Bi-Lo, Inc., Employer and Self-Insurer, Respondent.

Donald R. Moorhead, of Greenville, for Petitioner. Jeffrey Scott Jones, of Willson & Jones, of Greenville, for Respondent. Alford Haselden, of Haselden, Owen & Boloyan, of Clover; and Desa A. Ballard, of West Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Samuel F. Painter, of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Self-Insurers Association. Jeffrey D. Ezell and Michelle DeLuca O'Connor, both of Gallivan, White & Boyd, of Greenville, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, Inc.

 10:30 a.m.
3543   German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Charleston, S.C. (Commonly Known as St. Matthew's Lutheran Church), Appellant v. City of Charleston, Respondent.

Kerry W. Koon, of Charleston, for Appellant. William B. Regan Carl W. Stent and Frances I. Cantwell, all of Regan, Cantwell & Stent, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Thursday, October 10, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3547   Miriam Pee, Respondent v. AVM, Inc. and Arvin Industries, Inc., Petitioners.

Stanford E. Lacy and Peter H. Dworjanyn, both of Collins & Lacy, of Columbia, for Petitioners. Rodney C. Jernigan, Jr., and Karl A. Folkens, both of Folkens & Jernigan, of Florence, for Respondent. Kathryn Williams, of Greenville, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association.

 10:00 a.m.
3552   Ralph Schurlknight, Petitioner v. City of North Charleston and State Accident Fund, Respondents.

Thomas M. White and J. Kevin Holmes, both of The Steinberg Law Firm, of Goose Creek, for Petitioner. Andrew F. Haseldon, of Howser, Newman & Besley, of Columbia; and General Counsel Robert George McCulloch, Jr., of State Accident Fund, of Columbia, for Respondents.

 10:30 a.m.
3548   In the Matter of Douglas A. Barker, Respondent.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon and Senior Assistant Attorney General James G. Bogle, Jr., both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Coming B. Gibbs, Jr., of Gibbs & Holmes, of Charleston; and Desa A. Ballard, of West Columbia, for Respondent.

Tuesday, October 22, 2002
 10:00 a.m.
3550   Robert Whitehead, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Chief Capital and Collateral Litigation Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General Douglas E. Leadbitter, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

 10:30 a.m.
3551   Henry Kuznik, Plaintiff v. Bees Ferry Associates, A South Carolina Partnership and Howard E. Hoffman, Defendants, Howard E. Hoffman, Third-Party Plaintiff v. Bees Ferry Associates, A South Carolina Partnership, Hilton Head Equity Management Co., Inc., Greenbax Enterprises, Inc., G. Harris Thaxton, David Rawle, Edward L. Henning, Frances R. Finch, L. Joseph Land, Evan D. Jones, and Brumley/ McKinney/Meyer, Third-Party Defendants, of whom Bees Ferry Associates, A South Carolina Partnership, Hilton Head Equity Management Co., Inc., Greenbax Enterprises, Inc., G. Harris Thaxton, David Rawle, Edward L. Henning, Frances R. Finch, L. Joseph Land, Evan D. Jones and Brumley/McKinney/Meyer are Petitioners and Howard E. Hoffman is Respondent.

G. Dana Sinkler, of Warren & Sinkler, of Charleston, for Petitioners Bees Ferry Associates, Hilton Head Equity Management Co., Inc., G. Harris Thaxton, David Rawle, Edward L. Henning, Frances R. Finch, L. Joseph Land, Evan D. Jones and Brumley/McKinney/Meyer. Michael A. Scardato, of McNair Law Firm, of Charleston; and Robert L. Widener, of McNair Law Firm, of Columbia, for Petitioner Greenbax Enterprises, Inc. Harold A. Oberman and Marvin I. Oberman, both of Oberman & Oberman, of Charleston; and A. Arthur Rosenblum, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Wednesday, October 23, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3553   Boddie-Noell Properties, Inc., Respondent v. 42 Magnolia Partnership and Robert Mundy, Defendants, of whom 42 Magnolia Partnership is Petitioner.

Thornwell F. Sowell, of Sowell, Gray, Stepp & Laffitte, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Mark W. Hardee, of Lewis, Babcock & Hawkins, of Columbia, for Respondent.

 10:00 a.m.
3554   Denene, Inc., d/b/a Trio Club, L.C. Entertainments, LLC, d/b/a Club Tango, and Let's Eat, Inc., d/b/a Port Side Cafe Uptown, Respondents v. The City of Charleston, Appellant.

William B. Regan and Frances I. Cantwell, both of Regan & Cantwell, of Charleston, for Appellant. John F. Martin, of Martin Law Firm, of Charleston, for Respondents.

 10:30 a.m.
3555   The State, Respondent v. John Peake, Petitioner.

John Hawkins, of Spartanburg, 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 Norman Mark Rapoport and Special Assistant Attorney General Alexander G. Shissias, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

 

Cases to be Submitted Without Oral Argument

James Furtick, 60646, Respondent v. South Carolina Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, Appellant.

Deputy Director for Legal Services Teresa A. Knox, Legal Counsel Tommy Evans, Jr., and Legal Counsel J. Benjamin Aplin, all of South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole & Pardon Services, of Columbia, for Appellant. James Furtick, of Bennettsville, pro se.

William Anthony Todd, Respondent v. State of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh and Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., all of Columbia, for Petitioner. Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Ronald T. Williams, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of South Carolina 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 David A. Spencer, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Gerald Shuman, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Assistant Appellate Defender Katherine Carruth Link, of South Carolina 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 Douglas E. Leadbitter, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Charles A. Jackson, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Chief Capital and Collateral Litigation Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth R. McMahon, all of Columbia, for Respondent.