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STATE v. SIERRA

No. 3052.

337 S.C. 368 (1999)

523 S.E.2d 187

The STATE, Respondent, v. Angel SIERRA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 4, 1999.

Rehearing Denied November 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of SC Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott and Assistant Attorney General Caroline Callison Tiffin, all of Columbia; and Solicitor George M. Ducworth, of Anderson, for respondent.

HOWARD, Judge:

Angel Sierra was convicted by a jury of trafficking in marijuana. Sierra appeals his conviction, arguing the trial judge committed reversible error by allowing the assistant solicitor to impeach a defense witness during cross-examination with a prior inconsistent statement allegedly made to the assistant solicitor. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On April 29, 1997, Sierra and a co-defendant, Jaime...

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