Robinson v. State ( 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 Court of Appeals
James Robinson, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
Appellate Case No. 2008-098668
Appeal From Richland County
L. Casey Manning, Circuit Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2013-UP-021
Heard December 10, 2012 – Filed January 16, 2013
AFFIRMED
Appellate Defender Susan B. Hackett, of Columbia, for
Petitioner.
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant
Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant
Attorney General Brian T. Petrano, all of Columbia, for
Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following
authorities: State v. Corey D., 339 S.C. 107, 117-18, 529 S.E.2d 20, 26 (2000)
(approving the consideration of the factors set forth in Kent v. United States, 383
U.S. 541 (1966) by the family court in its decision to waive jurisdiction); State v.
Avery, 333 S.C. 284, 292, 509 S.E.2d 476, 481 (1998) (reviewing a family court's
order waiving jurisdiction under the abuse of discretion standard of review); State
v. Kelsey, 331 S.C. 50, 65, 502 S.E.2d 63, 70-71 (1998) ("It is the responsibility of
the family court to include in its waiver of jurisdiction order a sufficient statement
of reasons for, and considerations leading to, that decision."); State v. Pittman, 373
S.C. 527, 560, 647 S.E.2d 144, 161 (2007) (affirming the family court's waiver
order despite its lack of detail because the order sufficiently demonstrated that a
full investigation occurred, and the record supported the family court's decision).
AFFIRMED.
SHORT, KONDUROS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.