Opinion
January 17, 1994.
ORDER
The petition for rehearing is granted. We dispense with further briefing and withdraw the opinion in The State v. Glenn V. Thrift, et al., Op. No. 23957 (S.C.Sup.Ct. filed December 6, 1993) (Davis Adv.Sh. No. 29 at 5). The opinion which follows this order is hereby substituted. The following changes have been made in the original opinion:
1. Davis Advance Sheet Number 29, page 8, paragraph 4: The same day, separate indictments charging bribery were also returned against Sam Thrift, Tom Thrift, and Respondent Norman Reeves, a paving contractor.
Changed to:
The same day, separate indictments charging bribery were also returned against Sam Thrift and Tom Thrift, while Respondent Norman Reeves, a paving contractor was also indicted for the "Unlawful Giving of a Thing of Value."
2. Advance Sheet Number 29, page 23, paragraph 2: Given the overall climate in which the legislation was amended and the more stringent guidelines set forth in the new Act, it is apparent that the legislature did not intend to permit someone to escape prosecution for acts of bribery committed prior to the amendment of the legislation.
Changed to:
Given the overall climate in which the legislation was amended and the more stringent guidelines set forth in the new Act, it is apparent that the legislature did not intend to permit someone to escape prosecution for acts of bribery or similar activity committed prior to the amendment of the legislation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.