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Former state Rep. Quinn's sentencing in State House corruption case set for Monday
COLUMBIA, SC -- A state judge will sentence former S.C. Rep. Rick Quinn, R-Lexington, Monday, following his mid-December guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office.
Quinn, 52, pleaded guilty on Dec. 13. His sentencing date has been up in the air since then. Quinn could be sentenced to up to one year in jail or probation, or a combination of the two.
Quinn will be sentenced at the Beaufort County courthouse in a hearing starting at 9:30 a.m.
As part of a negotiated plea deal, Quinn – who served some 20 years in the Legislature – resigned his House seat.
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