Appellate Case No. 2015-001983
Jan 05, 2017OUTCOME: Unanimous 5-0 victory
Thomas Rode, of Thurmond Kirchner & Timbes, P.A., earned a unanimous 5-0 victory in the Supreme Court of South Carolina on January 5, 2017, on a matter of first impression in South Carolina. In its rul ... ing, the Court accepted Mr. Rode’s arguments and held that his client was wrongfully convicted of a serious drug offense because the prosecution relied exclusively on “theoretical” evidence. This ruling not only makes clear a previously undecided question of law but also earned Mr. Rode’s client his immediate release from prison.
