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BROWN v. STATE

No. 25227.

343 S.C. 342 (2001)

540 S.E.2d 846

Sam BROWN, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 8, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Shupper, of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General G. Robert Deloach, III, and Assistant Attorney General Douglas Leadbitter, all of Columbia, for respondent.

WALLER, Justice:

We granted certiorari to address petitioner's claim that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to accept his guilty pleas on three counts of distribution of crack cocaine within proximity of a school. We reverse the dismissal of petitioner's post-conviction relief (PCR) application and vacate his convictions on these counts.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1993, petitioner...

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