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STATE v. FORRESTER

No. 25247.

343 S.C. 637 (2001)

541 S.E.2d 837

The STATE, Respondent, v. Burnella FORRESTER, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 12, 2001.

Rehearing Denied March 7, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief 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 E.L. Clements, III, of Florence, all for respondent.

TOAL, Chief Justice:

A jury convicted petitioner Burnella Forrester ("Forrester") of trafficking in crack cocaine. She appealed the trial court's admission into evidence of the crack cocaine seized from her purse. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. We granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals. We reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

At the time of Forrester's arrest, Allen Rhodes was a member of the Florence County...

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