State v. Mayweathers

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL
VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR. 

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent

v.

Jermaine Mayweathers, Appellant.

Appeal From Florence County

Ralph K. Anderson, III, Special Circuit
Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-549

Submitted December 1, 2011 – Filed
December 9, 2011   

AFFIRMED

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia, for
Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W.
McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney
General David Spencer, all of Columbia; and Solicitor E.L. Clements, III, of
Florence, for Respondent.

PER
CURIAM: Jermaine Mayweathers appeals his transfer from family
court to the circuit court to be tried for homicide by child abuse, arguing the
family court abused its discretion in waiving jurisdiction when Mayweathers had
no serious prior criminal record and was an excellent rehabilitation candidate
who posed no threat to the public.  We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1),
SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Pittman, 373 S.C. 527, 559-60,
647 S.E.2d 144, 160-61 (2007) (holding the decision whether to transfer a
child to circuit court is within the discretion of the family court and will
only be error where the order is "wholly unsupported by the record"); id. (providing eight factors to analyze the transfer of a child to adult
criminal courts).

AFFIRMED.

FEW, C.J., THOMAS and
KONDUROS, JJ., concur.