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STATE v. HATCHER

No. 4604.

384 S.C. 372 (2009)

681 S.E.2d 925

The STATE, Respondent, v. Ricky L. HATCHER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided August 5, 2009.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Jay E. Hodge, Jr., of Cheraw, for respondent.

KONDUROS, J.

Ricky L. Hatcher appeals his conviction and sentence for distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine within proximity of a park. He argues the trial court erred in admitting drug evidence for which the State failed to prove the chain of custody and in misstating to the jury the State's burden of proof. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On October 6, 2006, a confidential police informant purchased forty dollars' worth of...

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