Bill 4046

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4046
Type of Legislation:               Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970417
Primary Sponsor:                   Miller 
All Sponsors:                      Miller 
Drafted Document Number:           dka\4466mm.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:      19970422
Subject:                           John M. Hilliard III,
                                   Resolutions

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970422  Received from Senate
Senate  19970422  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
House   19970417  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate

TO COMMEND JOHN M. HILLIARD III, SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR THE FIFTEENTH CIRCUIT, FOR HIS RECOGNITION BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA VICTIM ASSISTANCE NETWORK AS A WINNER OF THE 1997 SILVER SCALES OF JUSTICE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AWARD.

Whereas, John M. Hilliard III, of Georgetown, South Carolina, serves as special prosecutor for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit; and

Whereas, in that capacity, he has had the opportunity to affect the lives of numerous victims of crime; and

Whereas, he has risen to that challenge professionally, being a relentless, skilled, and diligent prosecutor of those accused of committing crimes; and

Whereas, he has personally faced that challenge, unfailingly treating the victims of those criminals with compassion, respect, and sensitivity; and

Whereas, he also makes time to assist both groups and individuals in understanding the justice system and how the system can work effectively and sensitively; and

Whereas, the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network has recognized John M. Hilliard III as an outstanding servant to victims of crime by awarding him a 1997 Silver Scales of Justice Criminal Justice Award. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly commend John M. Hilliard III, of Georgetown, South Carolina, special prosecutor for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit on his recognition by the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network as an outstanding servant to victims of crime and as a winner of the 1997 Silver Scales of Justice Criminal Justice Award.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr. Hilliard.