Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2020

Published opinions from 2020. The case name opens the case page.

2020 opinions

South CarolinaSanders v. Scdmv

September 2, 2020

The South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the suspension of Bradley Sanders's driver’s license, holding that there was substantial evidence the nurse who advised the officer was licensed medical personnel and that the officer’s request for a blood test was proper and not hearsay.

South CarolinaBrown v. Sojourner

June 17, 2020

The court held that Respondent was not Brown's surviving spouse because her marriage to Brown occurred while her prior recorded marriage remained unresolved. The 2004 annulment order established Respondent's freedom to remarry but did not bind nonparties as to the underlying factual findings, and it could not…