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STATE v. ADAMS

23594

307 S.C. 368 (1992)

415 S.E.2d 402

The STATE, Respondent v. Stephen Elliott ADAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 9, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Savitz, III, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

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

Heard Jan. 6, 1992.

Decided March 9, 1992.

TOAL, Justice:

The appellant was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of heroin with intent to distribute. He appeals his conviction on the grounds that the State's use of peremptory challenges violated Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed. (2d) 69 (1986). We reverse and remand for a new trial.

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