STATE v. JAMES

No. 3906.

362 S.C. 557 (2004)

608 S.E.2d 455

The STATE, Respondent, v. Christopher L. JAMES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided December 20, 2004.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Acting Chief Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.


BEATTY, J.:

Christopher James appeals his convictions for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine within proximity of a school. He contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict given the State failed to produce substantial circumstantial evidence of the intent element. We reverse.

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