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STATE v. McKNIGHT

No. 25597.

353 S.C. 238 (2003)

577 S.E.2d 456

The STATE, Appellant, v. Regina D. McKNIGHT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia, and John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for appellant.

C. Rauch Wise, of Greenwood, for respondent.

Suzanne E. Groff, of Charleston, for amicus curiae.

PER CURIAM.

McKnight was indicted for homicide by child abuse and distribution of cocaine after giving birth to a stillborn infant which had benzoylecgonine, a substance metabolized by cocaine, in its system. At the conclusion of the state's evidence, the trial court granted McKnight a directed verdict on the distribution of crack cocaine charge.1 The state appeals the grant of a directed verdict to McKnight.

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