STATE v. McCOMBS

No. 2962.

335 S.C. 123 (1999)

515 S.E.2d 547

The STATE, Respondent, v. John Lee McCOMBS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided March 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin L. Roberts, of York, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney, General Salley W. Elliott and Senior Assistant Attorney, General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for respondent.


STILWELL, Judge:

John Lee McCombs appeals his conviction for driving under the influence on three grounds, all of which concern the law of corpus delicti. We affirm.

FACTS

On September 4, 1994, Sergeant James Thomasson of the York City Police Department was patrolling a residential area when he discovered what appeared to be a traffic accident. A truck was sitting crossways in a street, blocking the roadway. McCombs was standing outside the...

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