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STATE v. SHAW

No. 2720.

328 S.C. 454 (1997)

492 S.E.2d 402

The STATE, Respondent, v. Bernard SHAW, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided September 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Senior Assistant Appellant Defender Wanda H. Haile, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles Molony Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Columbia; and Solicitor Ralph J. Wilson, Conway, for respondent.

GOOLSBY, Judge.

The single issue presented in this criminal case is whether evidence of a prior conviction for shoplifting may be used under Rule 609(a)(2), SCRE1 to impeach the credibility of a defendant. We hold it may be so used and affirm.2

Bernard Shaw was convicted of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine within one-half mile...

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