This Week in South Carolina: In Session provides you with the information you need to navigate the South Carolina General Assembly during the legislative session. Each edition provides a snapshot of the legislative day with meeting schedules, agendas, news and other resources in one place.
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LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE
Senate
The Senate gavels in at 11 a.m. Watch live here. Calendar. Journal.
House
The House is off this week for spring recess.
Senate meeting schedule:
9:00 a.m., Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Gressette Room 207, agenda
9:30 a.m., Finance Subcommittee on Sales and Income Taxation, Gressette Room 408, agenda
10:00 a.m., Medical Affairs Committee, Gressette Room 308, agenda, watch
10:00 a.m., Animal Welfare Select Subcommittee, Gressette Room 207, agenda
10:00 a.m., The Santee Cooper Screening Subcommittee of the State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee, Gressette Room 209, agenda
10:30 a.m., Judiciary Subcommittee on S.504 and S.1096, Gressette Room 209, agenda
11:00 a.m., Senate, State House, Senate Chamber, watch
EXECUTIVE
11:00 a.m., Gov. Henry McMaster is joined by Vietnam veterans, their friends and families in a special event recognizing first annual S.C. Vietnam War Veterans Day at the South Carolina State House, north steps, Columbia, S.C.
6:30 p.m., Gov. Henry McMaster will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner, Broad River Electric Auditorium, 811 Hamrick Street, Gaffney, SC 29340
SUPREME COURT
09:30 a.m.
Case Title: In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Kenneth Campbell, Petitioner.
Attorneys: Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, both of Columbia, for Respondent.
Summary: The Court granted Kenneth Campbell's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in In re Kenneth Campbell, Op. No. 2016-UP-198 (S.C. Ct. App. filed May 11, 2016). In this appeal, the Court considers whether the court of appeals properly found that Petitioner's Rule 403, SCRE argument was not preserved. Additionally, the Court considers whether the court of appeals correctly affirmed the trial judge's decision to allow the State to impeach Petitioner's expert.
10:00 a.m.
Case Title: Darryl Frierson, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.
Attorneys: Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General James Clayton Mitchell, III, all of Columbia, for Respondent.
Summary: Petitioner Darryl Frierson contends the court of appeals erred in affirming the PCR court's decision to deny relief when Petitioner pled guilty without knowledge that his plea counsel failed to challenge the placement of a mobile tracking devise on Petitioner's car by the police without an order pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-140, and plea counsel failed to move to suppress any evidence gained as a result of the illegal search.
NEWS
1 Liquor Bill Split 6 Ways South Carolina Lede
SCE&G customers close to getting rate cuts for failed nuclear project The Post and Courier
Dominion threatens to cancel SCANA deal, senators ready to slash SCE&G bills by 13% The State
Despite racial wounds, Alcolu residents unite to preserve memories of a bygone heyday The Post and Courier
Ex-Fort Jackson commander linked to 2015 dam failure that swamped Columbia The State
S.C. prosecutor, subject of probe, hires two defense attorneys The Post and Courier
Contract shows Santee Cooper is weighing lawsuit against SCANA over failed project The State
Santee Cooper leaders defy S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster in fighting efforts to sell utility The Post and Courier
Clemson, student to settle lawsuit over sexual misconduct suspension Independent Mail
Charleston gets a visit from the real flood control experts, but can the Dutch really help here? The Post and Courier
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