285 S.C. 457
330 S.E.2d 289
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 13, 1985
Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1985-05-13
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Decided 1985-05-13
Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently August 2013
5 state decisions
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¶1Appellant was tried in absentia and convicted of shoplifting. Appeal was taken from the conviction before the sealed sentence was imposed. The appeal is dismissed.
¶2A criminal conviction is not final for purposes of appeal until after sentence is imposed. So long as the sentence remains sealed, no appeal can be taken. State v. Robinson, 468 So. (2d) 633 (1985).
¶3This appeal is dismissed without prejudice to appellant’s right to raise these issues on timely appeal.
¶4Appeal dismissed.