Opinion
Opinion No. 25536.
Heard June 11, 2002.
Filed October 14, 2002.
Appeal From Greenville County, Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge.
AFFIRMEDJames M. Griffin, of Simmons and Griffin, of Columbia, for petitioner.
Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, State Grand Jury Chief Robert E. Bogan, and Assistant Attorney General Tracey Colton Green, all of Columbia, for respondent.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Castineira, 341 S.C. 619, 535 S.E.2d 449 (Ct.App. 2000). For the reasons set forth in Issue 1 of our decision in the companion case ofState v. Miller, Op. No. 25535 (filed October 14, 2002) (Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 34 at __), the Court of Appeals' opinion is affirmed.
AFFIRMED.
TOAL, C.J., MOORE, BURNETT and PLEICONES, JJ., concur.