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STATE v. VALENTINE

No. 26765.

386 S.C. 499 (2010)

689 S.E.2d 608

The STATE, Respondent, v. Garry L. VALENTINE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 8, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender M. Celia Robinson, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, all of Columbia, and John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

Justice PLEICONES:

Appellant was tried in absentia and convicted of trafficking cocaine more than ten grams but less than twenty-eight. Subsequently, appellant appeared and his sealed sentence was opened. The three-year sealed sentence was imposed without objection. On appeal, appellant contends the trial judge erred in admitting drug evidence because the chain of custody was deficient. We find no error, and affirm...

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