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STATE v. CASTINEIRA

No. 3216.

341 S.C. 619 (2000)

535 S.E.2d 449

The STATE, Respondent, v. Jose Gustavo CASTINEIRA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided July 17, 2000.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Hammer and John C. Potterfield, both of Hammer, Hammer, Carrigg & Potterfield, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon; Chief Jonathan E. Ozmint and Assistant Attorney General Robert E. Bogan, both of State Grand Jury, all of Columbia, for respondent.

HOWARD, Judge:

In this State Grand Jury prosecution, Jose Castineira was convicted of conspiracy to traffic in 400 or more grams of cocaine in violation of S.C.Code Ann. § 44-53-370(e)(2)(e) (Supp.1999) and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment and a $200,000 fine. On appeal, Castineira contends the trial court erred in trying him in absentia, denying a severance, limiting cross-examination of the State's witness, and sentencing him to an illegal, excessive...

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