State v. Martin, 21774

Decision Date09 August 1982
Docket NumberNo. 21774,21774
CourtSouth Carolina Supreme Court
PartiesThe STATE, Respondent, v. Homer Lee MARTIN, Appellant.

Public Defender Nora B. Lewis, Union, and Appellate Defender John L. Sweeny and Asst. Appellate Defender Kathy D. Lindsay, both of S. C. Com'n of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Attys. Gen., Lindy P. Funkhouser and Martha L. McElveen, Columbia, and Sol. William L. Ferguson, York, for respondent.

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, 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.

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

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  • In re Jason T., 3164.
    • United States
    • South Carolina Court of Appeals
    • May 22, 2000
    ...his right to notice. Furthermore, receiving stolen goods is not a lesser included offense of petit larceny. See State v. Martin, 278 S.C. 256 n. 1, 294 S.E.2d 345 n. 1 (1982) (noting that receiving stolen goods is not a lesser-included offense of larceny). Therefore, the family court lacked......
  • State v. Clarkson, 3069.
    • United States
    • South Carolina Court of Appeals
    • November 8, 1999
  • State v. Tate
    • United States
    • South Carolina Court of Appeals
    • December 13, 1999
  • State v. McNeil, 2184
    • United States
    • South Carolina Court of Appeals
    • April 13, 1994
    ...receiving the thing stolen for the reason that he cannot receive from himself." Id. at 455, 174 S.E. at 397. See also State v. Martin, 278 S.C. 256, 294 S.E.2d 345 (1982) (vacating guilty plea where defendant was indicted for housebreaking and larceny but pleaded guilty to receiving stolen ......
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