Supreme Court of South Carolina· 7/25/2011
State v. Jacobs
Citations
- 713 S.E.2d 621
- 393 S.C. 584
- 2011 S.C. LEXIS 250
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that where a statute’s language is plain and unambiguous, and conveys a clear and definite meaning, the rules of statutory interpretation are not needed and the court has no right to impose another meaning
- holding a sentencing court has no power to suspend the minimum fifteen year sentence for burglary in the first degree because it carries a maximum sentence of life in prison
- “A circuit court’s authority to suspend a sentence and impose probation derives solely from section 24-21-410....”
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Judges: Toal, Pleicones, Beatty, Kittredge, Moore
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17 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2014-09-10· cited 34×
- State v. GambleSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2013-08-28· cited 23×
- Grimsley v. South Carolina Law Enforcement DivisionSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2012-01-03· cited 15×
- State v. DawsonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2013-04-03· cited 14×
- 16 Jade Street, LLC v. R. Design Construction Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2012-04-04· cited 6×
- State v. NesbittSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2015-01-14· cited 4×
- State v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2014-06-30· cited 4×
- State v. BlakneyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2014-08-20· cited 4×
- State v. HiltonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2013-10-30· cited 2×
- In re Barnwell County HospitalD. South Carolina· 2012-05-23· cited 2×
- Chisolm v. South Carolina Department of Motor VehiclesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2013-03-27· cited 1×
- State v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2020-01-08
- In the Matter of Frances Arthur OxnerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2020-05-06
- In the Matter of Francis Arthur OxnerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2020-05-06
- State v. Tammy Dianne BrownCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2022-05-04
- In re Jairus J. V.Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2019-01-04
- Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2014-03-26
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Hodges v. RaineySupreme Court of South Carolina· 2000-06-12· cited 371×
- State v. BlackmonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1991-04-22· cited 78×
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2010-02-08· cited 36×
- In re M.B.H.Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2010-04-19· cited 26×
- State v. MillsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2004-09-07· cited 9×
- Grazia v. South Carolina State Plastering, LLCSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2010-10-04· cited 8×
- State v. ThomasSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2007-03-05· cited 7×
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