AIKEN — The city of Aiken has moved one step closer toward establishing a homeless court.
Aiken City Council unanimously approved a resolution at its Oct. 26 meeting to request the S.C. Supreme Court issue an order to create a homeless court.
Nick McCarley, deputy public defender with the 2nd Judicial Circuit, said the next step is to make a presentation to the S.C. Access to Justice Commission. He will do so Dec. 3 to that panel, comprised of judges, attorneys and statewide leaders, and they will then forward a recommendation to the chief justice of the S.C. Supreme Court…