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STATE v. BURNS

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294 S.C. 338 (1988)

364 S.E.2d 465

The STATE, Respondent v. John Henry BURNS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald H. Howe and Alvin Hammer, Charleston, for appellant.

Attorney General T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Norman Mark Rapoport, Columbia, and Sol. Charles M. Condon, Charleston, for respondent.

Heard Sept. 8, 1987.

Decided Jan. 25, 1988.

FINNEY, Justice:

Appellant John Henry Burns was sentenced after being convicted on two counts of possession of controlled substances (cocaine and heroin) with intent to distribute. We reverse and remand the case for a new trial.

An unidentified informant informed Charleston police that appellant had received a large shipment of narcotics. Because this information could not be corroborated. Charleston...

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