Current Status Bill Number:4669 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960226 Primary Sponsor:Koon All Sponsors:Koon, Knotts, Witherspoon, Whatley, Wright, Seithel, Simrill, Tripp, Meacham, Littlejohn, Fulmer, Riser and Wofford Drafted Document Number:gjk\22383sd.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Chief Justice Finney, Jr.; rape case assignment
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19960226 Introduced, referred to Committee 25 HJView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO REQUEST THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT, THE HONORABLE ERNEST A. FINNEY, JR., TO ASSIGN TO A SPECIFIED JUDGE A RECENT RAPE CASE INVOLVING STUDENTS AT A SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING.
Whereas, it has come to the attention of the members of the General Assembly that an unfortunate incident recently occurred where four college students were charged with rape. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly hereby request the Honorable Ernest A. Finney, Jr., Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, to assign the rape case involving four South Carolina college students to Circuit Court Judge C. Victor Pyle, Jr.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Chief Justice Finney.