STATE v. PRIDE

No. 4208.

372 S.C. 443 (2007)

641 S.E.2d 921

The STATE, Respondent, v. Christopher Lee PRIDE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, Fletcher N. Smith, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of Rock Hill; for Respondent.


BEATTY, J.:

Christopher Lee Pride was tried in absentia and without counsel for the charges of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute within the proximity of a school. After the jury convicted Pride of both offenses, the circuit court judge issued a sealed sentence. Pride appeals, arguing the circuit court judge erred in finding he waived his right to counsel. We affirm.1

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