STATE v. JAMES

No. 3361.

346 S.C. 303 (2001)

551 S.E.2d 591

The STATE, Respondent, v. Tommy Lee JAMES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 25, 2001.

Rehearing Denied August 23, 2001.

Certiorari Granted November 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert E. Bogan and Senior Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.


ANDERSON, J.:

Tommy Lee James appeals his conviction and life sentence for first degree burglary arguing the trial court erred in (1) permitting the State to introduce evidence of his seven prior burglary convictions and (2) submitting the prior burglary indictments to the jury. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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