THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Supreme Court

The State, Respondent,

v.

Jason Alan Johnson, Petitioner.

Appellate Case No. 2014-002097

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

Appeal From York County

Lee S. Alford, Circuit Court Judge

Opinion No. 27591

Heard October 20, 2015 – Filed November 18, 2015

DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for

Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney

General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, and

Solicitor Kevin S. Brackett, of York, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: We granted a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in State v. Johnson, 410 S.C. 10, 763 S.E.2d 36 (Ct. App. 2014). We now dismiss the writ as improvidently granted. DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED. TOAL, C.J., BEATTY, KITTREDGE, HEARN, JJ., and Acting Justice James E. Moore, concur.