THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Petitioner, v. Steven Otts, Respondent.

Appellate Case No. 2018-001671

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

Appeal from Saluda County Thomas A. Russo, Circuit Court Judge

Opinion No. 27880 Heard April 17, 2019 – Filed April 24, 2019

CERTIORARI DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody J. Brown, Assistant Attorney General J.

Anthony Mabry and Assistant Attorney General Susannah R. Cole, all of Columbia and Solicitor S.R. Hubbard, III, of Lexington, for Petitioner Appellate Defender Susan B. Hackett, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIUM: We granted certiorari to review whether the court of appeals erred in reversing the trial court and remanding for a new trial. State v. Otts, 424 S.C. 150, 817 S.E.2d 540 (Ct. App. 2018). We now dismiss the writ as improvidently granted.

DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED.

BEATTY, C.J., KITTREDGE, HEARN, FEW and JAMES, JJ., concur.