State v. Martin

Aug 9, 1982
21774
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
Per Curiam:

Appellant pled guilty to receiving stolen goods and was sentenced to eight years. ‍​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‍We vacate the guilty plea and remand for further proceedings.

Appellant was indicted for housebreaking and larceny but pled guilty to receiving stolen goods. 1 Appellant was never indicted for receiving ‍​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‍stolen goods. No presentment to the grand jury was made for receiving stolen goods. No waiver of presentment was accomplished in accord with South Carolina Code of ‍​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‍Laws Ann. §§ 17-23-120 to 140 (Supp. 1981).

The plea must be vacated under our holding in Summerall v. State, S. C. 294 S. E. (2d) 344 Op. No. 21773, filed August 9, ‍​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‍1982 that the requirements of §§ 17-23-120 to 140 are mandatory. We therefore vacate appellant’s guilty plea and remand for further proceedings consistent with the Summerall decision.

Notes

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Receiving stolen goods is not ‍​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‍a lesser included offense of larceny. State v. Hamilton, 172 S. C. 453, 174 S. E. 396 (1934).