STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 2325.

456 S.E.2d 442 (1995)

The STATE, Respondent, v. Vivian JOHNSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided March 27, 1995.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Toal and Valerie J. Rochester Young both of Johnson, Toal & Battiste, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Staff Atty. G. Thomas Chase, Columbia; and Sol. Wade S. Kolb, Jr., Sumter, for respondent.


HOWARD, Judge:

Vivian Johnson appeals her conviction for distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine within one-half mile of a school. Johnson asserts error in the introduction into evidence of the crack cocaine, arguing the State failed to establish a proper chain of custody. Johnson also asserts the trial court erred by admitting prejudicial testimony describing the area relevant to the drug transaction as a high drug traffic area. We affirm...

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