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August 2007 |
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The summary below each case is prepared to offer lawyers and the public a general overview of what issues are included in a case which will be argued. The summary is not a limit on what issues a party to a case may present at oral argument.
Friday, August 24, 2007 | |
Courtroom I
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2:00 p.m. | (Time Limits: 10 - 10 - 5) |
14711 The State, Respondent v. Christopher Lee Pride, Appellant. Deputy Chief Attorney for Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, and Fletcher N. Smith, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Columbia, and Solicitor Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Respondent. Appellant was tried in absentia and without counsel for the charges of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute within the proximity of a school. After the jury convicted Appellant of both offenses, the circuit court judge issued a sealed sentence. Appellant appeals, arguing the circuit court judge erred in finding he waived his right to counsel.
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