In the Interest of Resean L. ( 2013 )

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE
CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Supreme Court
In the Interest of Resean L., A Juvenile under the Age of
Seventeen (17), Appellant.
Appellate Case No. 2011-197267
Appeal From Richland County
W. Thomas Sprott, Jr., Family Court Judge
Memorandum Opinion No. 2013-MO-014
Heard March 20, 2013 – Filed April 24, 2013
REVERSED
Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia for
Appellant.
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant
Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant
Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., Daniel Edward
Johnson, and all of Columbia, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Reversed pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following
authorities: State v. Arnold, 361 S.C. 386, 605 S.E.2d 529 (2004) (directed verdict
standard); In re Walter M., 386 S.C. 387, 688 S.E.2d 133 (Ct. App. 2009) (directed
verdict standard in juvenile proceedings).
REVERSED.
TOAL, C.J., PLEICONES, BEATTY, KITTREDGE and HEARN, JJ.,
concur.