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Alan
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
March 29, 2016
TheHonorable
Daniel E.
Johnson
Solicitor- Fifth Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 192
Columbia, SC 29202
Dear
Solicitor
Johnson:
As youmay be aware, yesterday I revoked the authority of Solicitor David Pascoe
in the
matter
concerning
the
redacted
portion
of
the
SLED
report regarding the
Bobby
Harrell
case.
This action was necessary
because
ofour concern that Solicitor
Pascoe
had attempted to usurp
the
authority to initiate
a
State
Grand Jury investigation when
no such
authority
had been
delegated to him
by
the Attorney General.
Moreover, multiple leaks
to
the media
over
the course of
time that
Solicitor Pascoe has
had the case, together
with
the
leaking
of filings to the Supreme
Court
in the litigation the
Solicitor has brought against this office, have caused us to
lose
confidence in Solicitor
Pascoe.
While the Attorney General recused himself from this case, he cannot abdicate his duties to
supervise the
State
Grand Jury
or his
constitutional authority as the state s chiefprosecutor. Had
the Solicitor come to us rather than suing
this
office
on Good Friday,
this
unfortunate
situation
could
have
been
avoided.
Thus, I am now designating you to replace Solicitor Pascoe.
You
have full authority to
review the matter and
this
officewill
fully support
whatever
decision you
deem
appropriate. The
Attorney General
has
authorized
me
to say that
should
you
need
any
investigative
tools,
including the State Grand Jury, please
let
me know and you
will
be given that authority. Our
concern is not about
the
result
of
the
investigation, but
the integrity
of
the process and adherence
to the
rule
of law.
Please
let me know what you need and I
will
do
everything
possible to
provide
it.
Sincerely,
gphn
W. Mcintosh
ChiefDeputy Attorney
General
CC: ChiefMarkKeel,
South
Carolina Law Enforcement
Division
Jim
Parks,
ClerkofCourt,
State
Grand Jury
JWM/dm
RembertC.Dennis
Building
Post
Office
Box
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1549 .
Columbia,
SC 2921
1-1549
.
Telephone
803-734-3970
.
Facsimile
803-253-6283
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