
In a Dec. 22, 2016 photo, Rep. Jim Merrill, right, and one of his lawyers Rep. Leon Stavrinakis wait for the start of Merrill's bond hearing in a Columbia, S.C. courtroom. A hearing has been set for Friday, Sept 1, 2017, for Merrill, one of two former South Carolina House majority leaders accused of corruption, a special prosecutor investigating potential Statehouse corruption announced Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (Brad Nettles/The Post And Courier via AP)
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