STATE v. RICE

No. 4107.

368 S.C. 610 (2006)

629 S.E.2d 393

The STATE, Respondent, v. Russell W. RICE, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General Derrick K. McFarland, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.


ANDERSON, J.:

Russell W. Rice, Jr. appeals his convictions and sentences for murder and trafficking in cocaine arguing the trial court erred in denying his motion to sever the charges. Rice contends he was prejudiced by having a single trial for both charges because the murder occurred six to seven weeks before the cocaine trafficking. We affirm.

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