State v. Maxwell ( 2012 )

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 Court of Appeals
The State, Respondent,
v.
Dewain Maxwell, Appellant.
Appellate Case No. 2010-158667
Appeal From Charleston County
J. C. Nicholson, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-513
Submitted August 1, 2012 – Filed September 5, 2012
AFFIRMED
Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of
Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy
Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant
Attorney General Mark R. Farthing, all of Columbia; and
Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson, of Charleston, for
Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Dewain Maxwell appeals the transfer of his case from family
court to general sessions court, arguing the family court's order lacks reasonable
factual support. We affirm1 pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following
authorities: Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541, 566-67 (1966) (listing eight
factors a family court must consider when determining whether to transfer a
juvenile case to general sessions); State v. Jones, 392 S.C. 647, 653, 709 S.E.2d
696, 699 (Ct. App. 2011) ("The decision to transfer jurisdiction lies within the
discretion of the family court, and the appellate court will affirm the family court's
decision absent an abuse of discretion.").
AFFIRMED.
FEW, C.J., and WILLIAMS and PIEPER, JJ., concur.
1
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.