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STATE v. BAKER

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309 S.C. 436 (1992)

424 S.E.2d 492

The STATE, Respondent v. Thomas W. BAKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Taylor, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka, Asst. Atty. Generals Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Miller Shealy, Jr., and Sol. Richard A. Harpootlian, Columbia, for respondent.

Heard Nov. 4, 1992.

Decided Nov. 30, 1992.

MOORE, Justice:

Appellant was convicted in magistrate's court of driving under the influence. His conviction was affirmed on appeal by the circuit court. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial judge erred in defining reasonable doubt in his jury charge. We reverse.

In charging the jury, the trial judge stated:

I must at this time charge you with what is a reasonable doubt. A reasonable...

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